Iambic \I*am"bic\, a. [L. iambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. iambique.]
1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long
one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented;
as, an iambic foot.
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2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus. [1913 Webster]
Iambic \I*am"bic\, n.
1. (Pros.)
(a) An iambic foot; an iambus.
(b) A verse composed of iambic feet.
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Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses. [1913 Webster]
Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon. [1913 Webster]
iambic
adj
1: of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"
noun
1: a verse line consisting of iambs
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