dac‧tyl /ˈdæktɪl $ -tl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: dactylus, from Greek daktylos 'finger' (because of the length of the three finger-joints)]
a repeated sound pattern in poetry, consisting of one long sound followed by two short sounds, as in the word ‘carefully’
—dactylic /dækˈtɪlɪk/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲