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Definition of pyrrhic

Pyrrhic
Pyrrhic Pyr"rhic, a. [L. pyrrhichius, Gr. ? belonging to the ? (sc. ?) a kind of war dance.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. `` ye have the pyrrhic dance as yet.' --Byron. 2. (Pros.) Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.
Pyrrhic
Pyrrhic Pyr"rhic, n. 1. [Gr. ?: cf. F. pyrrhique, fem.] An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick. 2. [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf. F. pyrrhique, masc.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of two short syllables.

Meaning of pyrrhic from wikipedia

- a pyrrhic is a metrical foot used in formal poetry . it consists of two unaccented, short syllable s it is also known as a dibrach.
- a pyrrhic victory is a victory with such a devastating cost that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately lead
- the pyrrhic war (280–275 bc) was a complex series of battles and shifting political alliances among the greeks (specifically epirus ,
- pyrrhic victory is the third studio album by dutch band intwine . it was released on october 9, 2006 by v2 . track listing ': 'jack in a box
- pyrrhic defeat theory (' , p , ɪr , ɪ , k) is the idea that those with the power to change a system, benefit from the way it currently
- the dance in armor (the 'pyrrhic dance' or pyrriche Πυρρίχη) was a male coming-of-age initiation ritual linked to a warrior victory
- some of his battles, though successful, cost him heavy losses, from which the term 'pyrrhic victory ' was coined. he is the subject of one
- the battle occurred during the pyrrhic war for control of magna graecia . armies: the battle at asculum was the second encounter between
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- the pyrrhichios dance (pyrrhic dance ) (ancient greek : πυρρίχιος or πυρρίχη, but often misspelled as πυρρίχειος or πυρήχειος) is described