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| i·amb [ àm ] (plural i·ambs) or i·am·bus [ ī ámbəss ] (plural i·am·bus·es or i·am·bi) or i·am·bic [ ī ámbəss ] (plural i·am·bics [ ī ámbiks ]) |
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rhythm unit in poetry: a metrical foot of one short or unstressed syllable followed by one long or stressed syllable. "The plowman homeward plods his weary way" consists of five iambs.
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| [Mid-19th century. Anglicization of iambus] |
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