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