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pyrrhichius

pyrrhichius noun: pyrrhic.

Noun

pyrrhichius

  1. pyrrhic

Origin of pyrrhichius

Borrowed from Latin pyrrhichius, from πυρρίχη (purrhíkhē, “war dance”), from πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored, red”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Questions about pyrrhichius

What does pyrrhichius mean?
Pyrrhichius means pyrrhic.
What part of speech is pyrrhichius?
Pyrrhichius is a noun.

Words near pyrrhichius in the dictionary

  1. pyrrhexia
  2. pyrrhic
  3. pyrrhic victories
  4. pyrrhic victory
  5. pyrrhical
  6. pyrrhichius
  7. pyrrhicist
  8. pyrrhicists
  9. pyrrhics
  10. pyrrhite
  11. pyrrhoarsenite

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