Definition of Dactylic

Dac`tyl´ic   Pronunciation: dăk`tĭl´ĭk
a.1.Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses.
n.1.A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics.
2.Dactylic meters.


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