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Word entry · 6 letters

iambic

Best crossword clue

"Like pentameter"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /aɪˈæmbɪk/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted abciimStarts with IEnds with C1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of or consisting of iambs

Word origin

From Middle French iambique, from Late Latin ïambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).

Used in a sentence

  • [J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic.

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