dactyl

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdæktɪɫ/

Noun

dactyl (plural dactyls)

1. A poetical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

Related terms

• dactylic
• polydactyl

Translations

• French: dactyle
• German: Daktylus
• Italian: dattilo
• Russian: да́ктиль
• Spanish: esdrújulo

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