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dactyl vs metrical foot

metrical foot vs dactyl

dactyl and metrical foot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dactyl Yes No No No
metrical foot Yes No No No
As nouns, metrical foot is a hypernym of dactyl; that is, metrical foot is a word with a broader meaning than dactyl:
  • dactyl: a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
  • metrical foot: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Other hypernyms of dactyl include foot, metrical unit.
dactyl (noun) metrical foot (noun)
a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
Difference between dactyl and metrical foot

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