iamb

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French iambe, from Latin iambus.

Pronunciation [edit]

(UK) IPA: /ˈʌɪamb/

Noun [edit]

iamb (plural iambs)

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

Translations [edit]

a metrical foot

Finnish: jambi (fi)
French: ïambe (fr) m
German: Jambus (de) m
Italian: giambo (it) m

Norwegian: jambe (no) m
Polish: jamb (pl) m
Serbo-Croatian: jȁmb (sh) m

See also [edit]

trochee

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