iambus

i·am·bus

I0002100 (ī-ăm′bəs)n. Variant of iamb.

i•amb

(ˈaɪ æm, ˈaɪ æmb)

n. a prosodic foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love. [1835–45; short for iambus]

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Noun

iambus - a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllablesiambmetrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

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ямб

iambus

i·am·bus

i•amb

iambus

Synonyms for iambus

noun a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables

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