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Meaning of word pyrrhic from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

pyrrhic noun

Meaning : A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables.

Synonyms : dibrach

Meaning : An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare.

pyrrhic adjective

Meaning : Of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece.

Example : Pyrrhic dance movements.

Meaning : Of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables.

Example : Pyrrhic verses.

Meaning : Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans).

Example : A Pyrrhic victory.

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Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

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An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

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Get stuck while doing something.

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Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

tomato (noun)
Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').