Dactylic

Dactylic
Dactylic Dac*tyl"ic, n. 1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics. [1913 Webster]

2. pl. Dactylic meters. [1913 Webster]


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  • Dactylic — Dac*tyl ic (d[a^]k*t[i^]l [i^]k), a. [L. dactylicus, Gr. daktyliko s, fr. da ktylos.] Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dactylic — [dak til′ik] adj. of or made up of dactyls n. a dactylic line of poetry …   English World dictionary

  • dactylic — (adj.) 1580s, from L. dactylicus, from Gk. daktylikos, from daktylos pertaining to a dactyl (see DACTYL (Cf. dactyl)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • dactylic — dactylically, adv. /dak til ik/, adj. 1. of, containing, or characterized by dactyls: dactylic hexameter; a dactylic line. 2. of a dactyl. n. 3. a dactylic verse. [1580 90; < L dactylicus < Gk daktylikós. See DACTYL, IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • dactylic — 1. adjective /dæk.ˈtɪ.lɪk/ a) of or consisting of dactyls. b) of a dactyl. 2. noun /dæk.ˈtɪ.lɪk/ a dactylic verse …   Wiktionary

  • dactylic — /dækˈtɪlɪk/ (say dak tilik) adjective 1. of or characterised by dactyls. 2. of a dactyl. –noun 3. a dactylic verse …  

  • dactylic — dactyl ► NOUN Poetry ▪ a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables. DERIVATIVES dactylic adjective. ORIGIN Greek daktulos finger (the three bones of the finger corresponding to the three syllables) …   English terms dictionary

  • dactylic — adj. & n. adj. of or using dactyls. n. (usu. in pl.) dactylic verse. Etymology: L dactylicus f. Gk daktulikos (as DACTYL) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dactylic hexameter — (also known as heroic hexameter ) is a form of meter in poetry or a rhythmic scheme. It is traditionally associated with the quantitative meter of classical epic poetry in both Greek and Latin, and was consequently considered to be the Grand… …   Wikipedia

  • Dactylic pentameter — is a form of meter in poetry. It is normally found in the second line of the classical Latin or Greek elegiac couplet, following the first line of dactylic hexameter. The meter consists of two halves, both shaped around the dactylic hexameter… …   Wikipedia

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