pyrrhic
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 pyrrhic
A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables.
synoniem: dibrach.
Pools: dybrach, pirychej, pirrychej
2 pyrrhic
An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
1 pyrrhic
Of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece.
2 pyrrhic
Of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables.
3 pyrrhic
Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans).
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