PYRRHUS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

King of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

Derivation:

pyrrhic (of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans))

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