a. [ L. iambicus, Gr. &unr_;: 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.; pl. L. Iambi E. Iambuses [ L. iambus, Gr. &unr_;; prob. akin to &unr_; to throw, assail (the iambus being first used in satiric poetry), and to L. jacere to throw. Cf. Jet a shooting forth. ] (Pros.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
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