1. (

• pyrrhic ,
• dibrach

) a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables ;

2. (

• pyrrhic

) an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare ;

1. (

• pyrrhic ,

) of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements" ;

2. (

• pyrrhic ,

) of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses" ;

3. (

• pyrrhic

) of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory" ;