Pyrrhic

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A foot consisting of two short syllables.

II. Pyrrhic ·adj Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance.

III. Pyrrhic ·adj Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.

IV. Pyrrhic ·noun An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.