Associations to the word «Pyrrhic»
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Wiktionary
PYRRHIC, adjective. (prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics.
PYRRHIC, adjective. Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.
PYRRHIC, noun. An Ancient Greek war dance.
PYRRHIC, noun. (prosody) A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.
PYRRHIC, adjective. (uncomparable) Of or relating to Pyrrhus (319/318–272 BC), Greek general and statesman.
PYRRHIC, adjective. Achieved at excessive cost.
PYRRHIC VICTORIES, noun. Plural of Pyrrhic victory
PYRRHIC VICTORY, noun. A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost.
Dictionary definition
PYRRHIC, noun. A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables.
PYRRHIC, noun. An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare.
PYRRHIC, adjective. Of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements".
PYRRHIC, adjective. Of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses".
PYRRHIC, adjective. Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory".
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