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adjective greek

pyrrhĭchĭus

fem. pyrrhĭchia · neut. pyrrhĭchium
= πυρρίχιος; in prosody, pes, or simply pyrrhichius
a poetical foot consisting of two short syllables; a pyrrhic
a poetical foot consisting of two short syllables, a pyrrhic, Quint. 9, 4, 80; 106; 101; 140 al.; Mart. Cap. 9, § 975.
Perseus ID: n39787 Key: pyrrhichius