dactylic
nounHow many syllables in dactylic?
There are 3 syllables in the word dactylic.How to pronounce dactylic:
Definition of dactylic:
- dactylic (noun):
- a metrical foot consisting of one long and two short syllables or of one stressed and two unstressed syllables (as in tenderly)
Antonyms for dactylic:
prosaic
prose
unlyrical
unpoetic
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The part of the syllable with the highest pitch or loudest volume is called the syllable nucleus, typically a vowel.
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