"Pyrrhic" is a word in ENGLISH
Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance.
Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing
pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.
A foot consisting of two short syllables.
An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of
the flute, its time being very quick.
... My mother, daroga, my poor, unhappy mother would never... let me kiss her... She used to run away... and throw me my mask!... Nor any other woman... ever, ever!... Ah, you can understand, my happiness was so great, I cried. And fell at her feet, crying... and I kissed her feet... her little feet... crying. You're crying, too, daroga... and she cried also... the angel cried!...
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Consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; -- applied to a kind of verse in Greek and Latin …
Read the complete definitionA foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, …
Read the complete definitionOne two danced the pyrrhic.
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