PYRRHIC


Meaning of PYRRHIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' pir-ik

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin pyrrhichius, from Greek ( pous ) pyrrhichios, from pyrrhich ē , a kind of dance

Date: 1626

: a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables

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