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Noun: iambus  I'am-bus
  1. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
    "The word 'begin' is an example of an iambus";
    - iamb

Derived forms: iambuses

Type of: foot, metrical foot, metrical unit

Encyclopedia: Iambus