iambic
noun
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L322217 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- consisting of all or mostly iambs
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /aɪˈæmbɪk/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French iambique, from Late Latin ïambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).
- Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
“[J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle French iambique, from Late Latin ïambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).
- An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.