IAMB


Meaning of IAMB in English

/uy"am, uy"amb/ , n. Pros.

a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.

[ 1835-45; short for IAMBUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .