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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