Meaning Of The Word Pyrrhic victory
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Pyrrhic victory Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Pyrrhic victory?
Pyrrhic victory
countable noun: If you describe a victory as a Pyrrhic victory, you mean that although someone has won or gained something, they have also lost something which was worth even more. Pyrrhic victory in American English a too costly victory noun: a victory or goal achieved at too great a cost Pyrrhic victory in British English noun: a victory in which the victor's losses are as great as those of the defeated |
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