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a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables
It also refers to a victory gained at considerable cost. It takes its name from Pyrrhus, King of Epirus who defeated the Roman armies is 280 BC. The cost of the victory was so great that he was unable to proceed to take Rome
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∙ 14y agoIt was a pyrrhic victory for the teens because although they had won the right to go, there was no transportation available.
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When did Pyrrhic War happen?
Pyrrhic War happened in -280.
What is a sentence using the words Pyrrhic Victory?
It was a Pyrrhic victory for the captain of the warship after he sank the Japanese submarine because his ship caught a torpedo and sank.
What are the release dates for Pyrrhic Victory - 2003?
Pyrrhic Victory - 2003 was released on: USA: September 2003 (San Diego Best Fest)
What does phrrhic mean?
Pyrrhic means: Costly
What is a Pyrrhic in poetry?
A pyrrhic is a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables.(Pyrrhic is also an adjective referring to a victory that was won at too great a cost to be worthwhile.)
How do you pronounce the Latin word Pyrrhic?
pirric to rhyme with lyric. A pyrrhic victory is one gained at huge cost - like London getting the 2012 Olympics
What is glucose converted into by body cells?
Pyrrhic acids
Why is the Bunker Hill famous?
It was a pyrrhic victory for the British.
What does Pyrrhic Victory mean in Bo 2?
A Pyrrhic victory is a victory with such a devastating cost that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately lead to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic victory has been victorious in some way; however, the heavy toll negates any sense of achievement or profit.
What is spondee and pyrrhic syllables?
both of the words are di-syllabic
What are the release dates for Great Scott - 1992 Pyrrhic Lyric 1-6?
Great Scott - 1992 Pyrrhic Lyric 1-6 was released on: USA: 29 November 1992
What is pyrrhic victory?
A Pyrrhic victory is a victory with devastating cost to the victor; it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately cause defeat. a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables
