daktyl — meaning in English

English meaning

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

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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