Cadmean victory


noun
  1. a victory attained at as great a loss to the victor as to the vanquished.

Origin of Cadmean victory

1
First recorded in 1595–1605

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British Dictionary definitions for Cadmean victory

Cadmean victory

/ (ˈkædmɪən) /


noun
  1. another name for Pyrrhic victory

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