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iambus
i·am·bus [ ī ámbəss ] (plural i·am·bus·es or i·am·bi [ ī ám b ])


noun 
Definition:
 
poetry 
Same as  iamb
[Late 16th century. Via Latin< Greek iambos "iamb, lampoon" < iaptein "attack in words"]
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