how to pronounce dactyl

/ˈdæk.tɪl/

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dactyl is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dactyl in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… craters number seven dactyl the asteroid …”

meanings of dactyl

noun:

A poetical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

dactyl frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dactyl occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.