Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dactylist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dactylist
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writer of dactylic verse.

Example Sentences

"For these following efforts, composed more or less off-the-cuff, I make no greater claim than that they serve my present purpose, which is to challenge the dogmatic anapaestists and dactylists alike."

Etymology

From dactyl + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dactyl

Inflected Forms

dactylists (plural)

Questions

What does dactylist mean?: A writer of dactylic verse.
Where does dactylist come from?: From dactyl + -ist.

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