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PYRRHIC VICTORY

\pˈɪrhɪk vˈɪktəɹˌi], \pˈɪrhɪk vˈɪktəɹˌi], \p_ˈɪ_r_h_ɪ_k v_ˈɪ_k_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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Pyrrhus, King of Epirus (Epeiros), is said to have exclaimed after the battle of Ascalum, "Another such victory, and we are lost." The story is worthless; but the phrase has come to denote successes obtained at too great a cost.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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