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dactylic

[ dak-til-ik ]
/ dækˈtɪl ɪk /
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adjective
of, containing, or characterized by dactyls: dactylic hexameter; a dactylic line.
of a dactyl.
noun
a dactylic verse.
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Origin of dactylic

1580–90; <Latin dactylicus<Greek daktylikós.See dactyl, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM dactylic

dac·tyl·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby dactylic

dacryo-, dacryon, dacryorrhea, dactinomycin, dactyl, dactylic, dactylo-, dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology, dactylomegaly
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Words related to dactylic

anapestic, dramatic, elegiac, epic, epical, iambic, idyllic, imaginative, lyric, lyrical, melodious, metrical, odic, rhythmical, romantic, songlike, tuneful

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British Dictionary definitions for dactylic

dactylic
/ (dækˈtɪlɪk) /
adjective
of, relating to, or having a dactyldactylic verse
noun
a variant of dactyl (def. 1)

Derived forms of dactylic

dactylically, adverb
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