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| dac·tyl [ dákt'l ] (plural dac·tyls) |
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1. metrical foot of three syllables: a metrical foot of one long syllable followed by two short syllables in classical verse or one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables in modern verse
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2. finger or toe: a finger, toe, or related body part
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| [14th century. Via Latin< Greek daktulos "finger"] |
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