dactyl in French
dactyl in French is dactyle — dactyl means a metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |.
dactyl in French
dactyle
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
What does "dactyl" mean?
- noun A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |
- noun A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
- noun In qualitative metre, a foot with a stressed first syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
- noun In quantitative metre, a foot with a long first syllable followed by two short syllables.
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What is "dactyl" in French?
"dactyl" in French is dactyle. dactyl means: A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |
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