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IAMBIC
iambic
(adjective) of or consisting of iambs; “iambic pentameter”
iambic
(noun) a verse line consisting of iambs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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