iamb

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English

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Etymology

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From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.

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Noun

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iamb (plural iambs)

  1. (prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ïambe, from Latin iambus.

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Noun

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iamb m (plural iambi)

  1. (prosody) iamb

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