Dactyl
Dactyl noun - A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables.
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Synonyms for Dactyl
Metrical unit and dactyl are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Metrical unit" instead a noun "Dactyl".
Nearby Words: dactylic, dactylography
Metrical unit
Metrical unit noun - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm.
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Synonyms for Metrical unit
Dactyl and metrical unit are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Dactyl" with "Metrical unit", this terms are similar.
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Metrical unit and Dactyl. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dactyl/metrical_unit
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Metrical unit or Dactyl. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dactyl/metrical_unit.
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