ele·gi·am·bus \ˌeləˌjīˈambəs, ə̇ˌlējēˈam-\noun (pluralelegiam·bi \-ˌbī\) Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek elegiambos, from Greek elegeion + iambos iamb — more at iamb : a verse in classical Greek or Latin poetry composed of half an elegiac pentameter and four iambic feet