dactylic
[dak-til-ik]
adjective
noun
a dactylic verse.
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Origin of dactylic
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dactylic
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dactylic
1580s, from Latin dactylicus, from Greek daktylikos, from daktylos "pertaining to a dactyl" (see dactyl).
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