What does "iambic" mean?
Iambic: Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
Additional senses
- 2.(Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet. Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses. Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. Dryden.
- 3.A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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