English

Etymology
From L. pyrrhichius < AGr. ����ί�ιο� < ����ί�η (war dance).

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/'pɪr.ɪk/

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. prosody Of or characterized by pyrrhics.

Translations
trans-top|Of or characterized by pyrrhics
German: pyrrhisch
Polish: pyrrusowy
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

1. An Ancient Greek war dance.
2. prosody A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.

Related terms
Pyrrhic victory

io:pyrrhic
vi:pyrrhic
zh:pyrrhic

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