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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