pyr-

variant of pyro-, used before h or a vowel: pyran.

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How to use pyr- in a sentence

It was said that Deucalion and his wife Pyr´rha were the only people left alive after the flood.
The Story of the Greeks | H. A. Guerber
In the summit platforms I have been guided by P. Smyth's estimate of height deficient, 363 pyr.
The Solution of the Pyramid Problem | Robert Ballard
Pyr´rha.Wife of Deucalion;the only woman who survives the Flood, 37, 38.
Myths of Greece and Rome | H. A. Guerber
Pyr'rhus was always extremely careful in directing the situation of his own camp, and in observing that of the enemy.
Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome | Oliver Goldsmith
The next season began with equal vigour on both sides; Pyr'rhus having received new succours from home.
Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome | Oliver Goldsmith

British Dictionary definitions for pyr-

pyr-

combining form

a variant of pyro-

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