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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
foot
.
2.
Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics;
as, an
iambic
verse;
iambic
meter. See
Lambus
.

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 |
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.
[L. imabicus;] Pertaining to the iambus, a poetic foot consisting of two syllables, a short one followed by a long one.

IAM'BIC

Definition 2024

iàmbic

iàmbic

See also: iambic

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Adjective

iàmbic m ‎(feminine iàmbica, masculine plural iàmbics, feminine plural iàmbiques)

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