iambic

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For the iambic is most frequent in those orations which are composed in a humble and lowly style; but the paeon is suited to a more dignified style; and the dactyl to both.

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  1. adjective Consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance: iambic pentameter.
  2. noun An iamb.
  3. noun A verse, stanza, or poem written in iambs. Often used in the plural.

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  • SnappySeeker for iPhone from iambic is an application geared towards providing users with instant search results from multiple sources. —  PDAStreet
  • The great charm of the metre of Wither, which Charles Lamb admired and imitated, lies in its facile combination of what, for the sake of brevity, may be called the iambic and trochaic movements. —  Milton
  • The common term iambic pentameter is not so objectionable, but is to be rejected because of its similarity to the others, which are actually confusing The next larger metrical unit after the foot is the line or verse_. —  The Principles of English Versification
  • Two of the short lines are definitely iambic, the other eight are doubtful, but apparently trochaic. —  The Principles of English Versification
  • His measure is iambic, free iambic, and every line consists, not of ten syllables, but of eleven, his native tongue having none other than feminine rhymes. —  Essays Æsthetical
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  1. = French iambique = Spanish yámbico = Portuguese Italian jambico, from Late Latin iambicus, from Greek ἰαμβικός, iambic, from ἴαμβος, an iambus: see iambus.
 

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