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dactyl

dac·tyl

US/ˈdæktɪl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables

2.

a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), from the three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables. Doublet of dactylus, date, and (possibly) digit.

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  • double dactyl

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