What is the meaning of the word "pyrrhic"?
Definitions:
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of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece adjective
- pyrrhic dance movements
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of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables adjective
- pyrrhic verses
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of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits, especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans adjective
- The abundance of casualties rendered it a pyrrhic victory.