About The Word Dactylic
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Dactylic
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What's The Definition Of Dactylic?
[adj] (prosody) of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dactylic: Related Terms | Find terms related to Dactylic: See Also | Dactylic In Webster's Dictionary \Dac*tyl"ic\, a. [L. dactylicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?.]
Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as,
dactylic verses.
\Dac*tyl"ic\, n. 1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics. 2. pl. Dactylic meters. |
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