daktyl — meaning in English

English meaning

• dactyl noun A unit of poetic rhythm made up of three syllables, one long or stressed followed by two short or unstressed.
• date noun A specific point in time, usually given as a day, month, and year.

Senses

daktyl 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.
• date The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. [from 14th c.]

dactyl — full definition

1. noun A unit of poetic rhythm made up of three syllables, one long or stressed followed by two short or unstressed.
2. noun A unit of poetic rhythm with three syllables, the first long or stressed and the other two short or unstressed.
3. noun In metre based on stress, a rhythmic unit with a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones.
4. noun In metre based on syllable length, a rhythmic unit with a long syllable followed by two short ones.

date — full definition

1. noun A specific point in time, usually given as a day, month, and year.
2. noun A planned romantic meeting with someone, or the person met.
3. noun The sweet, oblong fruit of the date palm.
4. verb To be in a romantic relationship with someone.
5. verb To determine the age or time of origin of something.

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