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Meaning of "pyrrhic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PYRRHIC

Via Latin, from Greek purrhikhē, traditionally said to be named after its inventor Purrhikhos.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PYRRHIC

pyrrhic  [ˈpɪrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYRRHIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pyrrhic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PYRRHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of pyrrhic in the English dictionary

The first definition of pyrrhic in the dictionary is a metrical foot of two short or unstressed syllables. Other definition of pyrrhic is of or relating to such a metrical foot. Pyrrhic is also composed in pyrrhics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYRRHIC


deuteric
djuːˈtɪrɪk
empiric
ɛmˈpɪrɪk
epeiric
ɪˈpaɪrɪk
granophyric
ˌɡrænəʊˈfɪrɪk
hayrick
ˈheɪrɪk
lamprophyric
ˌlæmprəˈfɪrɪk
lyric
ˈlɪrɪk
metempiric
ˌmɛtɛmˈpɪrɪk
naric
ˈneɪrɪk
orthophyric
ˌɔːθəʊˈfɪrɪk
panegyric
ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk
porphyric
ˈpɔːfɪrɪk
satiric
səˈtɪrɪk
satyric
səˈtɪrɪk
spagyric
spəˈdʒɪrɪk
spiric
ˈspaɪrɪk
telechiric
ˌtɛlɪˈkɪrɪk
vampiric
væmˈpɪrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYRRHIC

pyroxenite
pyroxenitic
pyroxenoid
pyroxylic
pyroxylin
pyroxyline
Pyrrha
Pyrrhic victory
pyrrhicist
Pyrrho
Pyrrhonism
Pyrrhonist
pyrrhotine
pyrrhotite
pyrrhous
pyrrhuloxia
Pyrrhus
pyrrole
pyrrolic
pyrrolidine

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYRRHIC

bibliographic
catastrophic
chic
demographic
ethic
geographic
Gothic
graphic
hic
holographic
homeopathic
hydrographic
monolithic
osteopathic
photographic
pornographic
psychic
shabby chic
topographic
work ethic

Synonyms and antonyms of pyrrhic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pyrrhic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PYRRHIC

Find out the translation of pyrrhic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pyrrhic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pyrrhic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

得不偿失
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pírrica
570 millions of speakers

English

pyrrhic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Pyrrhic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلاحية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пирровой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pirro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচীন গ্রীক নৃত্যবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Pyrrhus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pyrrhic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pyrrhus-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pyrrhic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pyrrhic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pyrrhic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pyrrhic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருமுயற்சியால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पायर्रिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pyrrhic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pirrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pyrrusowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пірровою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pyrrhus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυρρίχιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pyrrhic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pyrrhic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pyrrhic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pyrrhic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYRRHIC»

The term «pyrrhic» is normally little used and occupies the 116.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PYRRHIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pyrrhic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pyrrhic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pyrrhic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYRRHIC»

Discover the use of pyrrhic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pyrrhic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War
In this masterful book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods.
Robert A. DOUGHTY, Robert A Doughty, 2009
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The Costs of War: America's Pyrrhic Victories
It represents a large-scale collective effort to pierce the veils of myth and propaganda to reveal the true costs of war, above all, the cost to liberty. Central to this volume are the views of Ludwig von Mises on war and foreign policy.
John V. Denson, 1999
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
241 - and the manipulation of weapons are highlighted in the so-called Pyrrhic dance, also said to have derived from a divine birth, this time not of Zeus, but from his head, when Pallas Athena leapt out vigorously, fully armed. The motif of the ...
Nigel Guy Wilson, 2006
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Democracy and Counterterrorism: Lessons from the the Past
11. TURKEY. AND. THE. PKK. A. Pyrrhic. Victory? Henri. J. Barkey. In 2006, seven years after the defeat of Turkey's longest Kurdish-inspired insurgency, Ankara's Kurdish question remains unresolved. In fact, the issue has regained much of ...
Robert J. Art, Louise Richardson, 2007
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Martial Arts of the World: R-Z
Further toward the virtual end of the continuum, many of the same martial techniques served as the basis for two important forms of performance—the Pyrrhic and Anapale. These two forms illustrate the symbiotic relationship that has always ...
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Pyrrhic Victories
The story portrays the ongoing struggle between the mother and daughter. Pyrrhic Victories describes one girls memories of desperately trying to escape her circumstances.
C. R. Britt, 2007
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Pyrrhic Victory
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A Pyrrhic victory (/ p r k/) is a victory with such a devastating cost to the victor that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately cause defeat.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The politics of diversity in the United States: positive ...
This book is predicated upon the belief that professionals, opinion leaders, and ordinary citizens will require a new literacy on ethnic literacy to be successful in the 21st century in the United States.
Paul Barton-Kriese, 1993
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A Complete System of Latin Prosody: For the Use of Schools, ...
Mesomacer (Scaliger if- Vossius) f 27 j 38 I 29 S 0 \ a Choree and Pyrrhic an Iambus and Pyrrhic a Pyrrhic and Choree a Pyrrhic and Iambus Syllables. an Iambus and Cretic a Pyrrhic and a Dactyl Incrementum Hominibus gomprobavit ...
Patrick S. Casserly, 1847
10
A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges
Dispondee, double spondee, Ditrochee, double trochee, Diiambus, • double iambus, Proceleusmatic, double pyrrhic. Greater Ionic, spondee and pyrrhic, Lesser Ionic, pyrrhic and spondee, Choriambus, trochee (choree), and iambus, Antispast ...
Albert Harkness, 1864

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYRRHIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pyrrhic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greece's Pyrrhic victory
The populace of a bankrupt country voting against austerity bore similarities to King Canute commanding the tide not to rise. If the 61% in the 'no' camp think ... «Hargreaves Lansdown, Jul 15»
2
Greece's vote is Germany's Pyrrhic victory
But that might turn out to be the most Pyrrhic victory of all. It's not just that democracy in Europe isn't well served by the ejection of a freshly-mandated ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
3
Hank Greenberg scores pyrrhic victory in AIG lawsuit
Hank Greenberg, the 90-year-old former chief executive and largest shareholder of AIG, has scored a pyrrhic victory in his lawsuit against the US government ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
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Analysis / Where will Erdogan's Pyrrhic victory lead Turkey?
The Turkish president says 'all options for forming a coalition are open,' his dilemma depends on the concessions he is willing to make to his partners. «Haaretz, Jun 15»
5
Blatter's Pyrrhic Victory is FIFA's Defeat
This is tantamount to a Sisyphean task following a Pyrrhic victory. It smacks of hubris commonly associated with ancient Greek tragedy that often results in ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Pyrrhic victor
Politically besieged, the recent election's Pyrrhic victor now presides over the narrowest majority algebra allows, while staring at a legislature whose enmity, ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, May 15»
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Pyrrhic victory
Now that the session is over, House conservatives will not get a chance to win any more Pyrrhic victories. But they seem pretty well undone anyway. Sen. Duane ... «Missoula Independent, May 15»
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Komorowski recalls Poland's Pyrrhic victory in WWII
Seventy years after victory was declared by the Allies in Europe, President Bronisław Komorowski has stated that Poland's place on the winning side bore bitter ... «thenews.pl, May 15»
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Mamata's Pyrrhic Victory
Jayant Chowdhury is an avid observer of and commentator on politics and society in Bengal and eastern, including north-eastern, India. 2 May, 2015 3 ... «Swarajya, May 15»
10
Leung Chun-ying's visa victory may be pyrrhic
The latest visa restriction has been a long and hard struggle against the objections of Shenzhen officials, but the victory may be pyrrhic. It's unlikely to resolve the ... «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pyrrhic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pyrrhic>. Apr 2024 ».
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