"dactylist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dactylists [plural]
Etymology: dactyl + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dactyl|ist}} dactyl + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} dactylist (plural dactylists)
  1. A writer of dactylic verse.
    Sense id: en-dactylist-en-noun-GbyVNRDj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

Inflected forms

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