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Pyrrhic
Pyrrhic Pyr"rhic, a. [L. pyrrhichius, Gr. ? belonging to the ?
(sc. ?) a kind of war dance.]
1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. `` ye
have the pyrrhic dance as yet.' --Byron.
2. (Pros.) Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics;
containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.
Pyrrhic
Pyrrhic Pyr"rhic, n.
1. [Gr. ?: cf. F. pyrrhique, fem.] An ancient Greek martial
dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being
very quick.
2. [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf. F.
pyrrhique, masc.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of two short
syllables.
Pyrrhicist
Pyrrhicist Pyr"rhi*cist, n. (Gr. Antiq.)
One two danced the pyrrhic.
Meaning of Pyrrhi from wikipedia
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which it took place. Dies
lustricus Hesych. and Harpocr. s.v. Isaeus. De
Pyrrhi Haered. p. 34. s. 30. Bekker. Hesych. and Aristoph. Av. 923; K. F. Hermann...
- urbs Crotō mūrum in circuitū
patentem duodecim mīlia p****uum
habuit ante
Pyrrhī in
Italiam adventum (Livy) 'the city of
Croton had (used to have) a wall...
