d 2 a 1 c 3 t 1 y 4 l 1
6 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
noun a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
originLearned borrowing from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables. Doublet of dactylus and date.
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