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Synonyms for iambs


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahy-am, ahy-amb
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪ æm, ˈaɪ æmb



Définition of iambs

Origin :
  • 1842, from French iambe (16c.), from Latin iambus, from Greek iambos (see iambic). Iambus itself was used in English in this sense in 1580s.
  • As in iambic pentameter : noun a meter in poetry
Example sentences :
  • The first line and the latter part of the second are easily divisible into iambs; but how shall Getting and spend- be divided?
  • Extract from : « The Principles of English Versification » by Paull Franklin Baum
  • Can trochees and iambs occur together in the same line without either obscuring or actually destroying the rhythm?
  • Extract from : « The Principles of English Versification » by Paull Franklin Baum
  • The reports contain the measurements of but about eighty individual unit groups (iambs, trochees, etc.).
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various

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