| Definition of 'iambus' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) iamb, iambus
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
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| Definition of 'iambus' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) iambus
a foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in /mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n
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| Definitions of 'iambus' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. iambus
a metrical foot, consisting of two syllables, of which the first is short and the second long, or in which the stress is on the second.
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