<![CDATA[Iambic]]>Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of anunaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/18522/iambicRSS for NodeThu, 04 Jun 2026 11:07:40 GMTWed, 22 Mar 2017 02:44:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Iambic on Sun, 21 Jun 2020 03:24:02 GMT]]>used to refer to a rhythm (= pattern of words) used in poetry, in which each short syllable that is not stressed is followed by a long or stressed syllable:

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/271361https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/271361Sun, 21 Jun 2020 03:24:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Iambic on Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:23:05 GMT]]>See [iamb] and [iambic pentameter].

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