pyrrhic
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
Types & categories
- metrical foot hypernym
Related & opposite
- pyrrhic derivation
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
pyrrhic dance movements
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Sense 3 noun
an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
Types & categories
- ritual dancing hypernym
Related & opposite
- pyrrhic derivation
Sense 4 adjective
of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
pyrrhic verses
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Sense 5 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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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pyrrhic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | metrical foot |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pyrrhic |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | pyrrhic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pyrrhic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ritual dancing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pyrrhic |
| 4 | pertains to | Related & opposite | pyrrhic |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | Pyrrhus |
| 5 | pertains to | Related & opposite | Pyrrhus |