PYRRHIC


Meaning of PYRRHIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpir-ik ]

noun

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

Date: 1626

: a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables

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