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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pyr•rhic1 (pir′ik),USA pronunciation [Pros.]adj. - Poetryconsisting of two short or unaccented syllables.
- Poetrycomposed of or pertaining to pyrrhics.
n. - PoetryAlso called dibrach. a pyrrhic foot.
- Greek pyrrhíchios pertaining to the pyrrhíchē pyrrhic2
- Latin pyrrhichius
- 1620–30
- Antiquity, Music and Dancean ancient Greek warlike dance in which the motions of actual warfare were imitated.
adj. - Antiquity, Music and Danceof, pertaining to, or denoting this dance.
- Greek pyrrhíchē a dance; said to be named after Pyrrhichus, the inventor
- Latin pyrrhicha
- 1590–1600
- Ancient Historyof, pertaining to, or resembling Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, or his costly victory.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pyrrhic /ˈpɪrɪk/ n - a metrical foot of two short or unstressed syllables
adj - (of poetry) composed in pyrrhics
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin, from Greek purrhikhē, traditionally said to be named after its inventor Purrhikhos |