iamb

pronunciation

How to pronounce iamb in British English: UK ['aɪæmb]word uk audio image

How to pronounce iamb in American English: US [ 'aɪæmb] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables

Word Origin

iamb (n.)
1842, from French iambe (16c.), from Latin iambus, from Greek iambos (see iambic). Iambus itself was used in English in this sense in 1580s.

Example

1. This is a iamb in tea sauce .

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