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Iamb

//ˈaɪˌæm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  2. 2
    a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables wordnet

Etymology

From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.

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