Dactyl
ˈdaktɪl/
noun
PROSODY
noun: dactyl; plural noun: dactyls
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a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) one long syllable followed by two short syllables.
Origin
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek daktulos, literally ‘finger’ (the three bones of the finger corresponding to the three syllables).
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| dactylioglyph | engraver of rings or of gems |
| dactyliology | study of rings |
| dactyliomancy | divination by means of a finger |
| dactylogram | fingerprint |
| dactylography | the study of fingerprints |
| dactyloid | like or resembling a finger |
| dactylology | study of sign language |
| dactylomancy | divination using rings |
| dactylomegaly | condition of having abnormally large digits |
| dactylonomy | counting using the fingers and toes |
| dactyloscopy | comparing fingerprints for purpose of identification |
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