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Definition of: iambic
(ī·am′bik) adjective
1. Pertaining to or employing the iambus: iambic poetry.
2. Having characteristics of iambics.
—noun
1. An iambus.
2. A verse, line, or stanza composed of iambic feet.
3. A satire or invective poem in iambic verse. [<L iambicus <Gk. iambikos]
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