Pyrrhic

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For other uses, see Pyrrha, Pyrrhus of Epirus, and Pyrrhic victory.

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.

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