noun
a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, as in 'poetry'
adjective
relating to or consisting of dactyls
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The dactyl is a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
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I learned about the dactyl in my poetry class - it's like a stressed, unstressed, unstressed rhythm.
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I can't get the hang of writing dactyls in my poems, it's so tricky!
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Her fingers moved like dactyls across the piano keys, creating a beautiful melody.