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| pyr·rhic [ pírrik ] |
noun (plural pyr·rhics) |
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poetic unit: a metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables
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adjective |
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1. in pyrrhics: relating to or written in pyrrhics
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2. relating to war dance: relating to an ancient Greek war dance
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| [Early 17th century. Via Latin< Greek purríkhē, after Pyrrhikhos, its supposed inventor] |
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