IAMBUS

iamb, iambus

(noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

iambus (plural iambuses or iambi)

(poetry) an iamb

Source: Wiktionary

I*am"bus, n.; pl. L. Iambi, E. Iambuses. Etym: [L. iambus, Gr. jacere to throw. Cf. Jet a shooting forth.] (Pros.)

Definition: A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in âmans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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