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iambic

/aɪˈæmbɪk/

Translations

iambicnoun

iambics

/aɪˈæm.ɪk/

Used countably to denote a line, foot, or word in iambic meter.

Synonyms

iambic verse

metrical foot

iambic foot

iambicadjective

more iambic

Comp.

most iambic

Super.

/aɪˈæmbɪk/

The poem is written in iambic pentameter.

Стихотворение написано ямбическим пятистопным размером.

Synonyms

iambicnoun

A line of verse composed in iambic meter.

He jotted an iambic in the margin of his notebook.

A word or metrical foot that forms an iamb (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable).

The word "delay" is an iambic.

iambicadjective

Relating to or consisting of iambs, which are metrical feet in poetry with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

The poet's use of iambic meter gave the poem a rhythmic and flowing quality.