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dactyl

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Noun — A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |

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Learned borrowing from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), from the three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables. Doublet of dactylus, date, and (possibly) digit.

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