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adj
Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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noun
An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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adjective
of or consisting of iambs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a verse line consisting of iambs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: verse, verse line
History
From Middle French iambique, from Late Latin ïambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
