pyrrhic
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pyr·rhic

noun \ˈpir-ik\

Definition of PYRRHIC

: a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables

Origin of PYRRHIC

Latin pyrrhichius, from Greek (pous) pyrrhichios, from pyrrhichē, a kind of dance
First Known Use: 1626

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with PYRRHIC

Pyr·rhic

adjective \ˈpir-ik\

Definition of PYRRHIC

: achieved at excessive cost <a Pyrrhic victory>; also : costly to the point of negating or outweighing expected benefits <a great but Pyrrhic act of ingenuity>

Origin of PYRRHIC

Pyrrhus, king of Epirus who sustained heavy losses in defeating the Romans
First Known Use: 1838

Rhymes with PYRRHIC

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