DIAMB


Meaning of DIAMB in English

ˈdīˌam also -mb noun

or di·iamb (ˈ)dī|īˌa-

( plural diambs or diiambs -mz)

Etymology: Late Latin diiambus, from Greek diiambos, from di- + iambos iamb

: a metrical foot consisting of two iambs : an iambic dipody reckoned as a single compound foot : a double iamb

• di·am·bic (ˈ)dī|ambik or di·iam·bic |dīˌī|a- adjective

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