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iambics

/aɪˈæm.ɪks/

Translations

iambicsnoun

Plural in form but usually treated as an uncountable noun meaning 'iambic verse'.

The poem is written in iambics.

Стихотворение написано ямбом.

Additional translations

ямбический стих

Synonyms

iambic meter

iambic verse

iambicnoun

iambics

/aɪˈæm.ɪk/

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

Synonyms

iambic foot

metrical foot

iambic verse

iambicsnoun

Verse or passages composed in iambic metre.

His translation is written entirely in polished iambics.

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.