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pyr-
- variant of pyro-, used before h or a vowel:
pyran.
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It was said that Deucalion and his wife Pyr´rha were the only people left alive after the flood.
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In the summit platforms I have been guided by P. Smyth's estimate of height deficient, 363 pyr.
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Pyr´rha.Wife of Deucalion;the only woman who survives the Flood, 37, 38.
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Pyr'rhus was always extremely careful in directing the situation of his own camp, and in observing that of the enemy.
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The next season began with equal vigour on both sides; Pyr'rhus having received new succours from home.
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