n.
Pronunciation: ' ī - ˌ am(b)
Variant: or iam · bus \ ī - ' am-b ə s \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural iambs \ ' ī - ˌ amz \ or iam · bus · es
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 above )
– iam · bic \ ī - ' am-bik \ adjective or noun