ˌeləˌjīˈambəs, ə̇ˌlējēˈam- noun
( plural elegiam·bi -ˌbī)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek elegiambos, from Greek elegeion + iambos iamb — more at iamb
: a verse in classical Greek or Latin poetry composed of half an elegiac pentameter and four iambic feet