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iam·bic I. \īˈambik, -bēk\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin iambicus, adjective 1. : iamb 2. : a piece of usually satiric verse written in iambs (as that developed by the Ionian Greeks in the period succeeding the epic) : a lampoon written in iambs II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective Etymology: Latin iambicus, from Greek iambikos, from iambos + -ikos -ic : relating to or consisting of iambs or iambics < iambic verse > • iam·bi·cal·ly \-bə̇k(ə)lē, -bēk-, -li\ adverb |