iambus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of iamb.

Word forms

iambus iambuses iambi jambus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ïambus (“a certain poetic meter”), from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

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