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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pyr·rhic /ˈpɪrɪk/
 出征舞,抑抑格(a.)出征舞的,抑抑格的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pyr·rhic a.
 1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. ye have the pyrrhic dance as yet.”
 2. Pros. Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pyr·rhic, n.
 1.  An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.
 2.  Pros. A foot consisting of two short syllables.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pyrrhic
      adj 1: of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic
             dance movements"
      2: of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two
         unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"
      3: of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits
         (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to
         defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"
      n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables [syn: dibrach]
      2: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare