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Meaning of double dactyl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“Higgledy-piggledies are more sophisticated than clerihews: they comprise double dactyls and rhymes and aren't always biographical.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

double dagger double danda double dare double date double dative double day

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