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Definition of iambus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

iambus

noun

NAmE//aɪˈæmbəs//

(pl. iambi

NAmE//aɪˈæmbaɪ//

, iambuses) (also iamb

NAmE//ˈaɪæm//

, NAmE//ˈaɪæmb//

) (technology)

a unit of sound in poetry consisting of one weak or short syllable followed by one strong or long syllable

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