pyrrhic vs foot

foot vs pyrrhic

pyrrhic and foot both are nouns.

pyrrhic is an adjective but foot is not an adjective.

pyrrhic is not a verb while foot is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pyrrhic	Yes	Yes	No	No
foot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, foot is a hypernym of pyrrhic; that is, foot is a word with a broader meaning than pyrrhic:

pyrrhic: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
foot: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

Other hypernyms of pyrrhic include metrical foot, metrical unit.

pyrrhic (noun)	foot (noun)
an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare	travel by walking
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables	any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
	the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
	lowest support of a structure
	a support resembling a pedal extremity
	the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
	(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
	an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
	the lower part of anything
	a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
	a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

pyrrhic (adjective)	foot (adjective)
of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece

pyrrhic (verb)	foot (verb)
	add a column of numbers
	walk
	pay for something

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