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Iamb Moderate

Iamb has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables

2

A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

See Also
diiambus iambus iambic tetrameter iambist iambic stressed metrical foot trochee
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
metrical foot
Rhyming Words
amb gamb lamb jamb excamb kayamb scramb diiamb mimiamb doorjamb choliamb choriamb ewe lamb bar lamb door jamb dithyramb house lamb leg of lamb cut of lamb limping iamb
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