Definition of dactylic Dactylic

dac•tyl•ic

We found 8 definitions of dactylic from 4 different sources.

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What does dactylic mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

dactylic - of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"
  metrics, prosody the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • dactylic (Noun)
    A dactylic verse.
  • dactylic (Adjective)
    Of or consisting of dactyls.
  • dactylic (Adjective)
    Of a dactyl.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dactylic (a.)
    Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses.
  • dactylic (n.)
    A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics.
  • dactylic (n.)
    Dactylic meters.

Part of speech

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  • dactylic, noun, singular of dactylics.
  • dactylic, adjective.

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