Definition of iambic Iambic

i•am•bic

We found 10 definitions of iambic from 4 different sources.

What does iambic mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: iambics
iambic - a verse line consisting of iambs
Adjective iambic, iambiccer, iambiccest
iambic - of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"
		metrics, prosody the study of poetic meter and the art of versification

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iambic (Noun)
An iamb; A line or group of lines of iambs.
iambic (Adjective)
Consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

iambic (a.)
Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
iambic (a.)
Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
iambic (n.)
An iambic foot; an iambus.
iambic (n.)
A verse composed of iambic feet.
iambic (n.)
A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.

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iambic, noun, singular of iambics.
iambic, adjective.

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