IAMBIC

iambic

(adjective) of or consisting of iambs; “iambic pentameter”

iambic

(noun) a verse line consisting of iambs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

iambic (comparative more iambic, superlative most iambic)

(prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.

Noun

iambic (plural iambics)

(prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.

Antonyms

• trochaic

Anagrams

• cimbia

Source: Wiktionary

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I*am"bic, a. Etym: [L. iambicus, Gr. iambique.]

1. (Pros.)

Definition: Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.

2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.

I*am"bic, n.

1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet.

Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses. Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. Dryden.

2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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