Iamb

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iamb \I"amb\, n. [Cf. F. iambe. See {Lambus}.]
     An iambus or iambic. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  iamb
       n : a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {iambus}]
       [also: {iambi} (pl)]