iambic
adj. of or pertaining to or composed of iambics (poetic foot consisting of two syllables) n. (Poetry) iambus, foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first syllable is stressed and the second unstressed); verse composed of iambic feet | ||||
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Iambic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Iambic
(n.)
An iambic foot; an iambus.
(n.)
A verse composed of iambic feet.
(n.)
A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
(a.)
Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
(a.)
Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
(n.)
An iambic foot; an iambus.
(n.)
A verse composed of iambic feet.
(n.)
A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
(a.)
Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
(a.)
Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
| WordNet 2.0 |
iambic
Noun
1. a verse line consisting of iambs
(hypernym) verse, verse line
Adjective
1. of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"
(pertainym) iamb, iambus
(classification) prosody, metrics
Noun
1. a verse line consisting of iambs
(hypernym) verse, verse line
Adjective
1. of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"
(pertainym) iamb, iambus
(classification) prosody, metrics
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iambic
iambic
\i*am"bic\, n.
1. (pros.) (a) an iambic foot; an iambus. (b) a verse composed of iambic feet.
note: the following couplet consists of iambic verses. thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame in keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.
2. a satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
iambic
\i*am"bic\ (?), a. [l. iambicus, gr. &?;: cf. f. iambique.] 1. (pros.) consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
2. pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. see lambus.
iambic
\i*am"bic\, n.
1. (pros.) (a) an iambic foot; an iambus. (b) a verse composed of iambic feet.
note: the following couplet consists of iambic verses. thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame in keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.
2. a satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
iambic
\i*am"bic\ (?), a. [l. iambicus, gr. &?;: cf. f. iambique.] 1. (pros.) consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
2. pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. see lambus.
Iambic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Iamb
For other senses of the words "iamb" or "iambic", see iamb (disambiguation).
An iamb or iambus is a metrical foot used in various types of poetry. Originally the term referred to one of the feet of the quantitative meter of classical Greek prosody: a short syllable followed by a long syllable (as in i-amb). This terminology was adopted in the description of accentual-syllabic verse in English, where it refers to a foot comprising an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (as in a-bove).
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