(Usually plural) An iambic foot, verse, or poem. Also transferred, a piece of invective or satire in verse (cf. iambus, n.).
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > foot > iamb (5) iambic1579 (Usually plural) An iambic foot, verse, or poem. Also transferred, a piece of invective or satire in verse (cf. iambus, n.). iambus1586 A metrical foot consisting of a short followed by a long syllable; in accentual verse, of an unaccented followed by an accented syllable. iamb1842 = iambus, n. Subcategories:— verse of iambs (1) — foot of two iambs (1) |
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