Thursday, July 2, 2009

Pyrrhic


pyrrhic \ˈpir-ik\ noun: a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables

Etymology: Latin pyrrhichius, from Greek (pous) pyrrhichios, from pyrrhichē, a kind of dance

I’m surprised today’s pyrrhic doesn’t share an etymological root with yesterday’s Pyrrhic.

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