Double Dactyl Definition

noun

A short, usually humorous poem with eight lines in dactylic meter ; a higgledy-piggledy .

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Noun

Singular:
double dactyl
Plural:
double dactyls

Origin of Double Dactyl

  • Coined by poets Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal; compound of double +‎ dactyl DOUBLE DACTYL .

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