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Definition of: iambus
(ī·am′bəs) noun plural ·bi (-bī)
A foot of two syllables, a short or unaccented followed by a long or accented one. Also i·amb (ī′amb). [<L <Gk. iambos <iambein assail verbally; because orig. utilized by satiric poets]
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