Definition of iambics Iambics

We found 3 definitions of iambics from 2 different sources.

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What does iambics mean?

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  • iambics (Noun)
    Plural of iambic.

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WordNet

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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 (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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Sign Language

iambics in sign language
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