Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pyrrhic
IPA transcription: [p'ɪɹɪk]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pyrrhic
    Meaning: of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"
  • Synonyms: pyrrhic
    Meaning: of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"
  • Synonyms: pyrrhic
    Meaning: of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pyrrhic
    Meaning: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
  • Synonyms: pyrrhic, dibrach
    Meaning: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
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