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(noun) an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare |
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Related Words: ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing |
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(adjective) of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory" |
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(adjective) of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses" |
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(adjective) of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements" |
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(noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables |
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Synonyms: dibrach |
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Related Words: foot, metrical foot, metrical unit |
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