Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a verse line consisting of iambs;
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
of or consisting of iambs;
- Example: "iambic pentameter"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Iambic \I*am"bic\, a. [L. iambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. iambique.]
1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long
one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented;
as, an iambic foot.
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2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic
verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Iambic \I*am"bic\, n.
1. (Pros.)
(a) An iambic foot; an iambus.
(b) A verse composed of iambic feet.
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Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses.
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Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase
fame
In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.
--Dryden.
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2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written
in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
iambic
adj 1: of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"
n 1: a verse line consisting of iambs