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Word: Pyrrhic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Greek Pyrrhikos, from the name of Pyrrhus, a Greek king who defeated the Romans in 279 BC but sustained heavy losses, + -ic
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɪrɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor
Short Definition:won at too great cost
Examples:- the best they can hope for is a pyrrhic victory
- there is concern that this legal victory for the record labels may prove pyrrhic
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