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dactylic

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dækˈtɪ.lɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English dactyl Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dactylic From dactyl + -ic.

  1. of or consisting of dactyls.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English dactyl Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dactylic From dactyl + -ic.

  1. a dactylic verse.