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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. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses. [1913 Webster] Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

iambic adj 1: of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter" n 1: a verse line consisting of iambs