- (n.) An iambic foot; an iambus.
- (a.) Pertaining to or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
- (n.) A verse composed of iambic feet.
- (a.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
- (n.) A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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