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Define the word Dactylic

"Dactylic" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

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.
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"Dactylic" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Dactylic \Dac*tyl"ic\, n.
   1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these
      lines are dactylics.
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   2. pl. Dactylic meters.
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"dactylic" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

dactylic
     adj : of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"