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Wat (wie) is pyrrhic - definitie

METRICAL FOOT, CONSISTS OF TWO UNACCENTED, SHORT SYLLABLES
Dibrach; Pyrrhic (verse metre); Pyric; Phyrric; Pyrrhic foot

Pyrrhic         
·noun A foot consisting of two short syllables.
II. Pyrrhic ·adj Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance.
III. Pyrrhic ·adj Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.
IV. Pyrrhic ·noun An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.
pyrrhic         
pyrrhic1 ['p?r?k]
¦ adjective (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.
Origin
C19: from the name of Pyrrhus, a Greek king who invaded Italy and defeated the Romans in 279 BC but sustained heavy losses, + -ic.
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pyrrhic2 ['p?r?k]
¦ noun a metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables.
¦ adjective written in or based on pyrrhics.
Origin
C17: via L. from Gk purrhikhios (pous) 'pyrrhic (foot)', the metre of a song accompanying a war dance, named after Purrhikhos, inventor of the dance.
Pyrrhic         
A pyrrhic (; pyrrichios, from πυρρίχη pyrrichē) is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of two unaccented, short syllables.

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Pyrrhic

A pyrrhic (; Greek: πυρρίχιος pyrrichios, from πυρρίχη pyrrichē) is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of two unaccented, short syllables. It is also known as a dibrach.

Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor pyrrhic
1. "Welfare reform could be a Pyrrhic victory," Sawhill said.
2. Without a sound moral foundation any Israeli victory is Pyrrhic.
3. Most of the victories turned out to be Pyrrhic victories.
4. Because the victory‘s feeling pretty damn Pyrrhic where I‘m sitting.
5. But this would be a Pyrrhic victory, for the price would be freedom and democracy themselves.