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Learn to pronounce dac·tyl

/ˈdaktl/
noun
a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) one long syllable followed by two short syllables.

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A dactyl is a foot in poetic meter. In quantitative verse, often used in Greek or Latin, a dactyl is a long syllable followed by two short syllables, ...
The meaning of DACTYL is a metrical foot consisting of one long and two short syllables or of one stressed and two unstressed syllables (as in tenderly).
A dactyl is like a finger, having one long part followed by two short stretches. From Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger”), ...
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Dactyl. A metrical foot consisting of an accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables; the words “poetry” and “basketball” are both dactylic.
Dactyl, metrical foot consisting of one long (classical verse) or stressed (English verse) syllable followed by two short, or unstressed, syllables.
A dactyl is a three-syllable metrical pattern in poetry in which a stressed syllable is followed by two unstressed syllables. The word “poetry” itself is a ...
Aug 19, 2021 · Common in epic poetry, a dactyl is a metrical foot that consists of a long syllable preceding two short syllables.
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in poetry, a foot (= a unit of division of rhythm) with one strong or long syllable followed by two unstressed (= not strong) or short syllables:.