iambus

[ahy-am-buhs]

i·am·bus

[ahy-am-buhs]
noun, plural i·am·bi [-bahy] , i·am·bus·es.

Origin:
1580–90; < Latin < Greek íambos
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Iambus is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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iamb or iambus (ˈaɪæm, ˈaɪæmb, aɪˈæmbəs)
 
n , pl iambs, iambi, iambuses
1.  a metrical foot consisting of two syllables, a short one followed by a long one (⏓)
2.  a line of verse of such feet
 
[C19 iamb, from C16 iambus, from Latin, from Greek iambos]
 
iambus or iambus (ˈaɪæm, ˈaɪæmb, aɪˈæmbəs, aɪˈæmbaɪ)
 
n
 
[C19 iamb, from C16 iambus, from Latin, from Greek iambos]

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