pyrrhic

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɪɹ.ɪk/

Adjective

not-comparable alt-of

(prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables). / Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.

Japanese Meaning

1. 詩における韻律用語として、短拍のみで構成されるメーター（ピュリック足）を指す。 / 2. 古代マケドニアの王ピュルスおよび彼のローマとの戦いにおける多大な犠牲を伴った勝利（ピュリックな勝利）に関連する。

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The poet experimented with a pyrrhic rhythm to create a fleeting, delicate cadence.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

詩人は二つの短い音節からなる音歩で構成されたリズムを試して、儚く繊細な抑揚を生み出した。

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Sense（1）

(prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).

Sense（2）

Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.

Sense（3）

Alternative letter-case form of Pyrrhic (“achieved at too great a cost”)

Huwawa is slain; the victors triumph, but the victory is to be a pyrrhic one for Gilgamesh, for the gods have met in counsel and decreed that Enkidu should die.

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