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iamb

Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪam(b)/

Definition of iamb

noun

Prosody

another term for iambus.

iamb in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of iamb in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

IADB
IAEA
-ial
IALC
IAMAW
iamb
iambic
iambus
-ian
IAP
Iapetus

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enjambement

/ ɪnˈdʒam(b)m(ə)nt

noun

(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause …

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