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Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/ PIRR-ik) is a
victory that
inflicts such a
devastating toll on the
victor that it is
tantamount to defeat. Such a victory...
- A
pyrrhic (/ˈpɪrɪk/; Gr****: πυρρίχιος pyrrichios, from πυρρίχη pyrrichē) is a
metrical foot used in
formal poetry. It
consists of two unaccented, short...
- The
Pyrrhic War (/ˈpɪrɪk/ PIRR-ik; 280–275 BC) was
largely fought between the
Roman Republic and Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, who had been
asked by the...
- Look up
pyrrhic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
pyrrhic is a
metrical foot used in
formal poetry.
Pyrrhic may also
refer to:
Senses qualifying uses...
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Pyrrhic defeat theory /ˈpɪrɪk/ is the idea that
those with the
power to
change a system,
benefit from the way it
currently works. This
concept amalgamates...
- was the
original "
Pyrrhic victory". The
result of the
battle is not
definitively known, with
Plutarch stating that it was a
pyrrhic Gr**** victory, C****ius...
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civilizing activities, like wine-making or music. The
dance in
armor (the "
Pyrrhic dance" or
pyrrhichios [Πυρρίχη]) was a male coming-of-age
initiation ritual...
- The
Pyrrhichios or
Pyrrhike dance ("
Pyrrhic dance";
Ancient Gr****: πυρρίχιος or πυρρίχη, but
often misspelled as πυρρίχειος or πυρήχειος) was the best...
- of the next day.
While the goal of the
operation was achieved, it was a
pyrrhic victory and
spiraled into the
deadly Battle of Mogadishu. As the operation...
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victorious battles caused him
unacceptably heavy losses, from
which the
phrase "
Pyrrhic victory" was coined.
Pyrrhus became king of
Epirus in 306 BC at the age...
