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IAMB (iambi)

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected form: iambi  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does iamb mean? 

IAMB (noun)
  The noun IAMB has 1 sense:

1. a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllablesplay

  Familiarity information: IAMB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IAMB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

iamb; iambus

Hypernyms ("iamb" is a kind of...):

foot; metrical foot; metrical unit ((prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm)


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