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[ ahy-am-buhs ] / aɪˈæm bəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR iambus ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural i·am·bi [ahy-am-bahy], /aɪˈæm baɪ/, i·am·bus·es.Origin of iambus1580–90; <Latin <Greek íambos Words nearby iambusIalysus, IAMAW, iamb, iambic, iambic pentameter, iambus, Ian, -iana, IAP, Iapetus, Iapigia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for iambus"Home," by Margaret Mahon, is a poem in that rather popular modern measure which seems to waver betwixt the iambus and anapaest. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922|Howard Phillips Lovecraft But others say that Torrhebus first used that mode, as Dionysius the Iambus relates.' The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro The foot consisting of an unaccented followed by an accented syllable is called an iambus. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism|F. V. N. Painter The daintiest alternation of iambus and trochee is joined to the serpent's cunning in swiftly tripping dactyls. Shandygaff|Christopher Morley
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