PYRRHICIST

Etymology

Noun

pyrrhicist (plural pyrrhicists)

(in Ancient Greece) One who danced the pyrrhiche.

Source: Wiktionary


Pyr"rhi*cist, n. (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: One two danced the pyrrhic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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