pyrrhic

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I - noun

1. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
• Syn:
dibrach
• Hypernyms:
metrical foot, foot, metrical unit
2. an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
• Hypernyms:
ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance

II - adjective

1. of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
- pyrrhic dance movements
2. of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
- pyrrhic verses
3. of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
- a Pyrrhic victory
• Pertains to noun:
Pyrrhus
• Derivationally related forms:
Pyrrhus