The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
iambuses — i am·bus || aɪ æmbÉ™s n. (Poetry) foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first syllable is stressed and the second unstressed) … English contemporary dictionary
iambic — [ʌɪ ambɪk] adjective Prosody of or using iambuses. noun (iambics) verse using iambuses … English new terms dictionary
iambic — Poetry ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or using iambuses. ► NOUN (iambics) ▪ verse using iambuses … English terms dictionary
Asynartete — A*syn ar*tete , a. [Gr. ? not united, disconnected; a priv. + ? with + ? to fasten to.] Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted. {A*syn ar*tet ic}, a. [1913 Webster] {Asynartete verse} (Pros.), a verse of two members, having different rhythms; as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asynartete verse — Asynartete A*syn ar*tete , a. [Gr. ? not united, disconnected; a priv. + ? with + ? to fasten to.] Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted. {A*syn ar*tet ic}, a. [1913 Webster] {Asynartete verse} (Pros.), a verse of two members, having different… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asynartetic — Asynartete A*syn ar*tete , a. [Gr. ? not united, disconnected; a priv. + ? with + ? to fasten to.] Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted. {A*syn ar*tet ic}, a. [1913 Webster] {Asynartete verse} (Pros.), a verse of two members, having different… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diiambus — Di i*am bus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; di = di s twice + ?. See {Lambus}.] (Pros.) A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses (? ? ? ?). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Iambi — Iambus I*am bus, n.; pl. L. {Iambi}, E. {Iambuses}. [L. iambus, Gr. ?; prob. akin to ? to throw, assail (the iambus being first used in satiric poetry), and to L. jacere to throw. Cf. {Jet} a shooting forth.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of a short… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Iambus — I*am bus, n.; pl. L. {Iambi}, E. {Iambuses}. [L. iambus, Gr. ?; prob. akin to ? to throw, assail (the iambus being first used in satiric poetry), and to L. jacere to throw. Cf. {Jet} a shooting forth.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of a short… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
iamb — or iambus noun (plural iambs or iambuses) Etymology: Latin iambus, from Greek iambos Date: 1586 a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
