Meaning

noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

noun an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare

adjective of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece

originEtymology tree English Pyrrhus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Pyrrhic From Pyrrhus + -ic.

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