iambus

[ ahy-am-buhs ]

/ aɪˈæm bəs /

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noun, plural i·am·bi

[ahy-am-bahy], /aɪˈæm baɪ/, i·am·bus·es.

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Origin of iambus

1580–90; <Latin <Greek íambos

Words nearby iambus

Ialysus, IAMAW, iamb, iambic, iambic pentameter, iambus, Ian, -iana, IAP, Iapetus, Iapigia

How to use iambus in a sentence

The metre is dochmiac, each dochmius consisting of an iambus followed by a cretic, .
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
An Iambus is a two-syllable foot accented on the last syllable.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
This may occur when the accent is upon the last syllable of the foot; that is, when the foot is an iambus or an anapest.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Antispast, an′ti-spast, n. in metre, a foot composed of an iambus and a trochee.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

The foot consisting of an unaccented followed by an accented syllable is called an iambus.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism|F. V. N. Painter

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