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Dactylic vs Dactylology - What's the difference?

dactylic | dactylology |

As nouns the difference between dactylic and dactylology

is that dactylic is a dactylic verse while dactylology is the use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf.

As an adjective dactylic

is of or consisting of dactyls.

dactylic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or consisting of dactyls.
  • of a dactyl.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a dactylic verse.

    • See also

    * dactylically

    dactylology

    English

    (Fingerspelling)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf.

    • Synonyms

    * fingerspelling * maniloquism * cheirology

    See also

    * sign language