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pyrrh-

pyrrh- prefix: red.

Prefix

pyrrh-

  1. red

Origin of pyrrh-

From Ancient Greek Πύρρος (Púrrhos) from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Questions about pyrrh-

What does pyrrh- mean?
Pyrrh- means red.
What part of speech is pyrrh-?
Pyrrh- is a prefix.

Words near pyrrh- in the dictionary

  1. pyroxylins
  2. pyrozone
  3. pyrraline
  4. pyrrazolooxadiazepine
  5. pyrrazolooxadiazepines
  6. pyrrh-
  7. Pyrrha
  8. pyrrhexia
  9. pyrrhic
  10. pyrrhic victories
  11. pyrrhic victory

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pyrrh- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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