Iambus
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A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one,as in âmans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accentedone, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n.
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A metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
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