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iambus

i·am·bus
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahy-am-buh s]
    • /aɪˈæm bəs/
    • /aɪ.ˈæm.bəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-am-buh s]
    • /aɪˈæm bəs/

Definitions of iambus word

  • abbreviation IAMBUS iamb. 1
  • noun iambus (poetry) an iamb. 1
  • abbreviation IAMBUS iamb 0

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Origin of iambus

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin < Greek íambos

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Parts of speech for Iambus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

iambus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

iambus usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for iambus

noun iambus

  • blank verse — Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables.
  • iamb — a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.

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