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004.13 5 Two dactyls Buck Mulligan's real name, Malachi Mulligan, contains two groupings of three syllables. A dactyl is a metrical foot used in poetry which contains a stress on the first syllable, as Mal*ach*i Mull*i*gan. Dactyl (poetry Wikipedia article.
004.17 Jejune 5 Mulligan's modifier for "jesuit" reflects the tone of the chapter towards the Catholic faith, tradition, and liturgy.
5 (1) without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
5 (2) juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
5 (3) lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house. Jejune Dictionary.com article
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