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dattilo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dactyl noun A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |

Senses

dattilo 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

  1. noun A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |
  2. noun A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
  3. noun In qualitative metre, a foot with a stressed first syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
  4. noun In quantitative metre, a foot with a long first syllable followed by two short syllables.