PYRRHIC
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Pyr"rhic (?), a. [L. pyrrhichius, Gr. &unr_; belonging to the &unr_; (sc. &unr_;) a kind of war dance.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. “ ye have the pyrrhic dance as yet.” Byron.
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2. (Pros.) Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.
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Pyrrhic victory [From Pyrrhus, king of Epirus.], (a) a victory in which the winning side sustains very heavy losses. (b) any act supposedly benefitting the actor, for which the costs outweight the benefits.
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Pyr"rhic, n. 1. [Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. pyrrhique, fem.] An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.
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2. [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;): cf. F. pyrrhique, masc.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of two short syllables.
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