i‧amb /ˈaɪæm $ ˈaɪæm, ˈaɪæmb/ (also i‧am‧bus /aɪˈæmbəs/) noun [countable] technical
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: iambus, from Greek iambos]
a unit of rhythm in poetry, that has one short or weak beat followed by a long or strong beat, as in the word ‘alive’
—iambic /aɪˈæmbɪk/ adjective

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