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iambus.

iambus, metrical foot (one short-one long); iambic trimeter (as invective);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[iˈam.bʊs]Classical-Latin[iˈam.bus]
  1. iamb, iambus

    declension-2
  2. iambic verse

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos, “a poetic meter”).

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