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iambic

iambic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
  2. 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. 3.A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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