Iamb Definition
īămb, īăm
iambi, iambs, iambuses
noun
iambs
A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, as in delay.
American Heritage
A metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable followed by one long one, or, as in English verse, of one unaccented syllable followed by one accented one (Ex.: “Tŏ stríve, tŏ séek, tŏ fínd, ănd nót tŏ yíeld”)
Webster's New World
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iamb
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