Look up: iambic

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   Iambic
   the meter of the spoken parts in tragedy and old comedy; an iamb consists of two syllables, a short syllable followed by a long syllable.
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   iambic
   [adj] - (prosody) of or consisting of iambs 2. [n] - a verse line consisting of iambs
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   iambic
   In poetry, any verse metre in which the basic unit (the foot) consists of two syllables, the first unstressed, the second stressed. Iambic metre is close to natural speech and is one of the most...
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   Iambic
   I·am'bic adjective [ Latin iambicus , Greek ...: confer French iambique .] 1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot. 2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus .
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   Iambic
   I·am'bic noun 1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet. » The following couplet consists of iambic verses. « Thy gen- - ius calls - thee not - to pur- - chase fame In keen - iam- - bics , but - mild an- - agram.» Dryden. 2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently writte ...
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   iambic
   adjective of or consisting of iambs; `iambic pentameter`
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   iambic
   noun a verse line consisting of iambs
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   Iambic
   • (n.) An iambic foot; an iambus. • (a.) Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus. • (n.) A verse composed of iambic feet. • (a.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot. • (n.) A satirical po...
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