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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Iambicknoun

    Verses composed of iambick feet, or a short and long syllable alternately: used originally in satire, therefore taken for satire.

    Etymology: iambique, French; iambicus, Latin.

    In thy felonious heart though venom lies,
    It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies:
    Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame
    In keen iambicks, but mild anagram. Dryden.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of iambick in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of iambick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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