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Dactylic Definition & Meaning

dactylic
adjective
  1. of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"

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What does dactylic mean?
of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"
What part of speech is dactylic?
Dactylic is an adjective.

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