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Pyr⋅rhus

  [pir-uhs]
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–noun
1. c318–272 b.c., king of Epirus c300–272.
2. Classical Mythology. Neoptolemus.
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Ne⋅op⋅tol⋅e⋅mus

  [nee-op-tol-uh-muhs]
–noun Classical Mythology.
the son of Achilles, who slew Priam at the fall of Troy.
Also called Pyrrhus.
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Pyr·rhus   (pĭr'əs)   
King of Epirus (306-302 and 297-272) who defeated the Romans at Heraclea (280) and Asculum (279) despite his own staggering losses.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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