dactyle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dactyl noun A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |
Senses
dactyle is used for these senses in English:
- dactyl A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
dactyl — full definition
- 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.