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pyrrhicist

pyrrhicist noun: one who danced the Pyrrhichios.

Noun

pyrrhicist (plural pyrrhicists)

  1. One who danced the Pyrrhichios.

Forms of pyrrhicist

pluralpyrrhicists

Origin of pyrrhicist

From Pyrrhichios + -ist. By surface analysis, pyrrhic + -ist.

Questions about pyrrhicist

What does pyrrhicist mean?
Pyrrhicist means one who danced the Pyrrhichios.
What part of speech is pyrrhicist?
Pyrrhicist is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrrhicist?
The plural of pyrrhicist is pyrrhicists.

Words near pyrrhicist in the dictionary

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

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