pyrrhic 1
/pir"ik/ , Pros.
adj.
1. consisting of two short or unaccented syllables.
2. composed of or pertaining to pyrrhics.
n.
3. Also called dibrach . a pyrrhic foot.
[ 1620-30; pyrrhichius pyrrhíchios pertaining to the pyrrhíche PYRRHIC 2 ]
pyrrhic 2
/pir"ik/ , n.
1. an ancient Greek warlike dance in which the motions of actual warfare were imitated.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or denoting this dance.
[ 1590-1600; pyrrhicha pyrrhíche a dance; said to be named after Pyrrhichus, the inventor ]