| ADJECTIVE | pert | pyrrhic | of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece |
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| pert | pyrrhic | of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables | |
| pert | pyrrhic | of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) | |
| NOUN | communication | pyrrhic, dibrach | a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables |
| act | pyrrhic | an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare |
| Sounds | pih'rihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece. | |
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| Example | "pyrrhic dance movements" | |
| Spanish | pírrico | |
| Nouns | pyrrhic | an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare |
| Meaning | Of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables. | |
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| Example | "pyrrhic verses" | |
| Nouns | pyrrhic | a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables |
| Meaning | Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans). | |
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| Example | "a Pyrrhic victory" | |
| Spanish | pírrico | |
| Nouns | Pyrrhus | king of Epirus |
| Meaning | A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables. | |
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| Synonym | dibrach | |
| Broader | metrical foot, foot, metrical unit | (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
| Spanish | pariambo, pirriquio | |
| Catalan | dibrach, pirriqui | |
| Adjectives | pyrrhic | of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables |
| Meaning | An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare. | |
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| Broader | ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance | A dance that is part of a religious ritual |
| Spanish | danza pírrica | |
| Adjectives | pyrrhic | of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece |
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