iamb
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
iamb (plural iambs)
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a metrical foot