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A pyrrhic is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of two short syllables. It is also known as a dibrach.

Pyrrhics are never used to construct a whole, serious poem.

For other meanings, see: Pyrrha, Pyrrhic victory.

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PyrrhicA pyrrhic is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of two short syllables. It is also known as a dibrach . Pyrrhics are never used to construct a whole, serious poem. For other meanings, see: Pyrrha, Pyrrhic victory''. Poetic form.Pyrrhic victoryA Pyrrhic victory is a victory which is only achieved with heavy losses, often to the point of offsetting potential benefit to such that the overall situation becomes worse for the Pyrrhic victor than it was before battle commenced. Usually the phrase ref 


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