Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pitched battle | Yes | No | No | No |
Leuctra | Yes | No | No | No |
pitched battle (noun) | Leuctra (noun) |
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a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place | Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece |