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dactyl

English

Alternative forms

  • dactyle
  • dactile

Etymology

From Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (dáktulos, a finger), three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?dækt??/

Noun

dactyl (plural dactyls)

  1. A poetical foot of three syllables (— ? ?), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

Related terms

  • dactylic
  • polydactyl

Translations

See also

  • anapest
  • spondee
  • finger

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dactylic

English

Etymology

dactyl +? -ic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæk.?t?.l?k/

Adjective

dactylic (comparative more dactylic, superlative most dactylic)

  1. (prosody) of or consisting of dactyls.

Translations

Noun

dactylic (plural dactylics)

  1. a dactylic verse.

See also

  • dactylically

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