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Definition of Iambec

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.

2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.

I*am"bic, n. 1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet.

&fist; The following couplet consists of iambic verses.

Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame
In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.
Dryden.

2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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