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- [ahy-am-buh s]
- /aɪˈæm bəs/
- /aɪ.ˈæm.bəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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