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iambuses Definition


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iambus
iamb
noun
    iambuses, iambi
    1. In verse: a metrical foot containing one short or unstressed syllable followed by one long or stressed one, the most common measure in English verse.
Etymology: 19c as iamb; 16c: Latin, from Greek iambos, from iaptein to lampoon (because this verse form was first used by satirists).



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