iamb

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French iambe, from Latin iambus.

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /ˈʌɪamb/

[edit] Noun

iamb (plural iambs)

A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

[edit] Translations

a metrical foot

Croatian: jȁmb (hr) m.
Finnish: jambi (fi)

French: ïambe (fr) m.
Italian: giambo (it) m.
Norwegian: jambe (no) m.

[edit] See also

trochee

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