iambus
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i·am·bus
(ī-ăm′bəs)n.
Variant of iamb.
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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 | 1. | iambus - a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables metrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
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