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Cadmean victory en · NOUN

Etymology

Probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus killed each other.

Meanings

  1. A victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished.

Forms

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Cadmean victories Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

Pyrrhic victory

wikipedia: Cadmus