Look up: Pyrrhic

1. pyrrhic
   [adj] - of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece 2. [adj] - of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables 3. [adj] - of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)...
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. Pyrrhic
   Pyr'rhic adjective [ Latin pyrrhichius , Greek ... belonging to the ... (sc. ...) a kind of war dance.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. ' ye have the pyrrhic dance as yet.' Byron. 2. (Pros....
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/205
   
   
3. Pyrrhic
   Pyr'rhic noun 1. [ Greek ...: confer French pyrrhique , fem.] An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick. 2. [ Latin pyrrhichius (sc. pes ), Greek ... (sc. ...): conf...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/205
   
   
4. pyrrhic
   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`
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
5. pyrrhic
   noun an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
6. pyrrhic
   noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
7. Pyrrhic
   • (a.) Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse. • (n.) An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick. • (a.) Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. • (n.) A foot consisting ...
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
8. pyrrhic
   a metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables.
   Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_r
   
   
9. pyrrhic
   
   • a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
   • an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
   
   Found on
   
   
10. Pyrrhic
    A `pyrrhic` is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of two unaccented, short syllables. It is also known as a `dibrach`. Pyrrhics alone are not used to construct an entire poem due to the monotonous effect.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic