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pyrrhichius

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Borrowed from Latin pyrrhichius, from πυρρίχη (purrhíkhē, “war dance”), from πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored, red”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

What does pyrrhichius mean?: pyrrhic
Where does pyrrhichius come from?: Borrowed from Latin pyrrhichius, from πυρρίχη (purrhíkhē, “war dance”), from πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored, red”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

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