iambic

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/aɪˈæmbɪk/

Definition of iambic

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. 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.”
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adj

  1. 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

  1. An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.

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Etymology

From Middle French iambique, from Late Latin ïambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).

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