noun
- A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables.
- synonyms: dibrach
- An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare.
adjective
- Of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece.
- usage: "pyrrhic dance movements"
- Of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables.
- usage: "pyrrhic verses"
- Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans. )
- usage: "a Pyrrhic victory"
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