What is etym: [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr. pyrrhique, masc.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of two short syllables called?
pyrrhic — Etym: [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr. pyrrhique, masc.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of two short syllables. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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