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Iambic

//aɪˈæmbɪk// adj, noun

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Adjective

1
Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
"[J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic."

Adjective

1
of or consisting of iambs wordnet

Noun

1
An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.
2
a verse line consisting of iambs wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French iambique, from Late Latin ïambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).

Etymology 2

From Middle French iambique, from Late Latin ïambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).

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