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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)
- 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)
- (prosody) of or consisting of dactyls.
Translations
Noun
dactylic (plural dactylics)
- a dactylic verse.
See also
- dactylically
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