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 Definitions of iamb  [ˈaɪ æm, ˈaɪ æmb]  

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Definition of 'iamb' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) iamb
a prosodic foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in
Come live / with me / and be / my love.

Etymology:  (1835–45; short for iambus)

Definition of 'iamb' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) iamb, iambus
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
Definition of 'iamb' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) iamb
an iambus or iambic

'iamb' - Nearby Entries  

ia  iaea  iago  iamb  iambic  iambus  ian douglas smith  



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