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.

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

dacryosolenitis, dacryostenosis, dacryosyrinx, dactinomycin, dactyl, dactylic, dactylitis, dactylo-, dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology

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Example sentences from the Web for dactylic

This proportion is broken in the relation of the primary interval to the unit group in the dactylic rhythm form.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
A great variety of verses is used in the epitaphs, but the dactylic hexameter and the elegiac are the favorites.
The Common People of Ancient Rome|Frank Frost Abbott
This may occur when the accent is on the first syllable of a foot; that is, when the foot is trochaic or dactylic.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Dactylic verse would have a regular recurrence of an accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables, etc.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

But, in his expressed aversion for trochaic and dactylic measures, is he not merely recording his own inability to handle them?
Figures of Several Centuries|Arthur Symons

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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单词	dactylic
释义	dactylic [ dak-til-ik ] / dækˈtɪl ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dactylic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, containing, or characterized by dactyls: dactylic hexameter; a dactylic line. of a dactyl. noun a dactylic verse. 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 dacryosolenitis, dacryostenosis, dacryosyrinx, dactinomycin, dactyl, dactylic, dactylitis, dactylo-, dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dactylic This proportion is broken in the relation of the primary interval to the unit group in the dactylic rhythm form. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1\|Various A great variety of verses is used in the epitaphs, but the dactylic hexameter and the elegiac are the favorites. The Common People of Ancient Rome\|Frank Frost Abbott This may occur when the accent is on the first syllable of a foot; that is, when the foot is trochaic or dactylic. English: Composition and Literature\|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster Dactylic verse would have a regular recurrence of an accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables, etc. Legends, Tales and Poems\|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer But, in his expressed aversion for trochaic and dactylic measures, is he not merely recording his own inability to handle them? Figures of Several Centuries\|Arthur Symons 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dactylic dramatic, elegiac, epic, idyllic, imaginative, lyric, lyrical, melodious, romantic, tuneful, metrical, rhythmical, anapestic, epical, iambic, odic, songlike
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dactylic

adjective

noun

Origin of dactylic

OTHER WORDS FROM dactylic

Words nearby dactylic

Example sentences from the Web for dactylic

British Dictionary definitions for dactylic

adjective

noun

Derived forms of dactylic

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