pyrrhic
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1. an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare (noun.act)
2. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, |
definition | : | (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm (noun.communication) |
3. an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare (noun.act)
derivation | : | pyrrhic, |
definition | : | of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece (adj.pert) |
4. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication)
derivation | : | pyrrhic, |
definition | : | of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables (adj.pert) |
5. of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | pyrrhus, |
definition | : | king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | pyrrhus, |
definition | : | king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC) (noun.person) |
6. of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | dibrach, pyrrhic, |
definition | : | a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | dibrach, pyrrhic, |
definition | : | a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication) |
7. of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | pyrrhic, |
definition | : | an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare (noun.act) |
derivation | : | pyrrhic, |
definition | : | an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare (noun.act) |
8. an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare (noun.act)
derivation | : | pyrrhic, |
definition | : | of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece (adj.pert) |
9. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication)
derivation | : | pyrrhic, |
definition | : | of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables (adj.pert) |
10. of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | pyrrhus, |
definition | : | king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | pyrrhus, |
definition | : | king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC) (noun.person) |
11. of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | dibrach, pyrrhic, |
definition | : | a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | dibrach, pyrrhic, |
definition | : | a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication) |
12. of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | pyrrhic, |
definition | : | an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare (noun.act) |
derivation | : | pyrrhic, |
definition | : | an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare (noun.act) |
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