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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dactylicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek δακτυλικός (daktulikós). By surface analysis, dactyle + -ique.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dactylique (plural dactyliques)
- (prosody, poetry) dactylic
Un hexamètre dactylique.- A dactylic hexameter.
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