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iamb

[ ahy-am, ahy-amb ]

noun

Prosody.
  1. a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.


iamb

/ ˈaɪæm; ˈaɪæmb; aɪˈæmbəs /

noun

  1. a metrical foot consisting of two syllables, a short one followed by a long one ( )
  2. a line of verse of such feet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of iamb1

First recorded in 1835–45; short for iambus
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of iamb1

C19 iamb, from C16 iambus, from Latin, from Greek iambos
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Example Sentences

All I can say is, iamb happy to have been there for it.

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Five iambs and an anapest was the beat he tramped to now.

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Without the translation, the vuvv’s ode, its scratchy iambs and dactyls, sound like someone walking forcefully in corduroys.

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That’s the spirit of the terrible, wonderful “Desperate Measures”: Have iamb, will travel.

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You could wish that Mr. Stuelpnagel had found more to work with in the iambs.

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