IAMBUS


Meaning of IAMBUS in English

n. (pl. iambuses or -bi) Prosody a foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.

Etymology: L f. Gk iambos iambus, lampoon, f. iapto assail in words, from its use by Gk satirists

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.