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Pyrrhus

noun Pyr·rhus \ˈpir-əs\

Definition of PYRRHUS

:  a son of Achilles and slayer of Priam at the taking of Troy
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Origin of PYRRHUS

Latin, from Greek Pyrrhos
First Known Use: 14th century

Pyrrhus

biographical name Pyr·rhus \ˈpir-əs\

Definition of PYRRHUS

319–272 b.c. king of Epirus (306–302; 297–272 b.c. )

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