iambus
Pronunciation: /ʌɪˈambəs/
Definition of iambus
noun ( plural iambuses or iambi /-bʌɪ/)
ProsodyOrigin:
late 16th century: Latin, from Greek iambos 'iambus, lampoon', from iaptein 'attack verbally' (because the iambic trimeter was first used by Greek satirists)