Iambus
11iambus — /uy am beuhs/, n., pl. iambi / buy/, iambuses. iamb. [1580 90; < L < Gk íambos] * * * …
12iambus — noun an iamb …
13Iambus — Iạm|bus 〈m.; , Iạm|ben; Metrik〉 = Jambus * * * Iạmbus, Metrik: Jambus. …
14IAMBUS — a metrical foot, consisting of two syllables, of which the first is short and the second long, or in which the stress is on the second …
15Iambus — Iạm|bus 〈m.; Gen.: , Pl.: Iạm|ben; Metrik〉 = Jambus …
16iambus — i am·bus || aɪ æmbÉ™s n. (Poetry) foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first syllable is stressed and the second unstressed) …
17iambus — iam·bus …
18iambus — i•am•bus [[t]aɪˈæm bəs[/t]] n. pl. bi( bī), bus•es. lit. pro iamb • Etymology: 1580–90; < L < Gk íambos …
19iambus — /aɪˈæmbəs/ (say uy ambuhs) noun (plural iambi /aɪˈæmbaɪ/ (say uy ambuy) or iambuses) → iamb …
20Iambi — Iambus I*am bus, n.; pl. L. {Iambi}, E. {Iambuses}. [L. iambus, Gr. ?; prob. akin to ? to throw, assail (the iambus being first used in satiric poetry), and to L. jacere to throw. Cf. {Jet} a shooting forth.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of a short… …
