dactylic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or consisting of dactyls
    • dactylic meter

WordNet

Dac*tyl"ic adjective
Etymology
L. dactylicus, Gr. , fr. .
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses.
Dac*tyl"ic noun
Definitions
  1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics.
  2. pl. Dactylic meters.

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