pyrrhic

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Synonyms: myrrhic

Antonyms: myrrhic

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|prosody}} Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).
2. {{lb|en|Ancient Greece}} Relating to [[Pyrrhus]], a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.
3. {{alt case|en|Pyrrhic||achieved at too great a cost}}.

Noun

1. An Ancient [[Greek]] [[war dance]].
2. {{lb|en|prosody}} A [[metric]] [[foot]] with two short or [[unaccented]] [[syllables]].

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