iamb
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English
Etymology
From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
iamb (plural iambs)
- (prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
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Translations
a metrical foot
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ïambe, from Latin iambus.
Pronunciation
Noun
iamb m (plural iambi)
Declension
Declension of iamb
Further reading
- iamb in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)