IAMBICS

Noun

iambics

plural of iambic

Anagrams

• cimbias

Source: Wiktionary

IAMBIC

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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