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Pyrrhic victory Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Pyrrhic victory has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses

2

A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
victory
Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
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