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Webster 1913 Edition
Iambic
I-am′bic
,Adj.
[L.
iambicus
, Gr. [GREEK]: 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
foot2.
Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics;
I-am′bic
,Noun.
1.
(Pros.)
(a)
An iambic foot; an iambus.
(b)
A verse composed of iambic feet.
☞ The following couplet consists of iambic verses.
Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame
In keen |
In keen |
iam-
| bics
, but | mild an- | agram. Dryden.
2.
A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Iambic
IAM'BIC
,Noun.
IAM'BIC
Definition 2024
iambic
iambic
See also: iàmbic
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
iambic (comparative more iambic, superlative most iambic)
- (prosody) Consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance
- 1908, Frank Gilbert Bruner, The Hearing of Primitive Peoples, page 17
- [J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic.
- 1908, Frank Gilbert Bruner, The Hearing of Primitive Peoples, page 17
Derived terms
Translations
consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance
Noun
iambic (plural iambics)
- (prosody) An iamb; A line or group of lines of iambs.