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Diiambus

Diˊi-am′bus

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK];
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK]. See
Lambus
.]
(Pros.)
A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses ([GREEK] [GREEK] [GREEK] [GREEK]).

Definition 2024


diiambus

diiambus

English

Alternative forms

  • dijambus

Noun

diiambus (plural diiambi)

  1. (poetry) A double iambus; a metrical foot consisting of two iambs.