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Jambus
A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed…A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
UK/ˈaɪəm/US/ˈaɪˌæm/
Meaning
1 sensesA metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
Jambus
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a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
a metrical foot:
Русский
By meaning 1
a metrical foot:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a metrical foot:
Origin
From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.
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