diamb
noun
di·amb
ˈdīˌam also -mb
variants or diiamb
(ˈ)dī¦īˌa-
plural diambs or diiambs
-mz
: a metrical foot consisting of two iambs : an iambic dipody reckoned as a single compound foot : a double iamb
diambic adjective
(ˈ)dī¦ambik
or diiambic
¦dīˌī¦a-
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin diiambus, from Greek diiambos, from di- + iambos iamb