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iambus
[ ahy-am-buhs ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of iambus1
1580–90; < Latin < Greek íambos
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Example Sentences
The metre is dochmiac, each dochmius consisting of an iambus followed by a cretic, .
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An Iambus is a two-syllable foot accented on the last syllable.
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This may occur when the accent is upon the last syllable of the foot; that is, when the foot is an iambus or an anapest.
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Antispast, an′ti-spast, n. in metre, a foot composed of an iambus and a trochee.
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The foot consisting of an unaccented followed by an accented syllable is called an iambus.
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