dactyl
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Noun — A unit of poetic rhythm made up of three syllables, one long or stressed followed by two short or unstressed.
Etymology
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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