iambic

[ ahy-am-bik ]
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adjective
  1. Prosody.

    • pertaining to the iamb.

    • consisting of or employing an iamb or iambs.

  2. Greek Literature. noting or pertaining to satirical poetry written in iambs.

noun
  1. Prosody.

    • an iamb.

    • Usually iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.

  2. Greek Literature. a satirical poem in this meter.

Origin of iambic

1
1565–75; <Latin iambicus<Greek iambikós.See iambus, -ic

Other words from iambic

  • i·am·bi·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·i·am·bic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for iambic

iambic

/ (aɪˈæmbɪk) prosody /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, consisting of, or using an iamb or iambs

  2. (in Greek literature) denoting a type of satirical verse written in iambs

noun
  1. a metrical foot, line, or stanza of verse consisting of iambs

  2. a type of ancient Greek satirical verse written in iambs

Derived forms of iambic

  • iambically, adverb

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