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Synonyms for iambic

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ahy-am-bik
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈæm bɪk

Top 10 synonyms for iambic
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Définition of iambic

Origin :
  • 1570s (n.); 1580s (adj.), from Latin iambicus, from Greek iambikos, from iambos "metrical foot of one unaccented followed by one accented syllable," from iaptein "to assail" (in words), literally "to put forth." The meter of invective and lampoon in classical Greek from the time it was used for such by Archilochos, 7c. B.C.E.
  • As in poetic : adj with rhythm and beauty; related to poetic composition
  • As in poetical : adj poetic
Example sentences :
  • It must consist of exactly fourteen lines of iambic pentameter.
  • Extract from : « Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 » by Charles Herbert Sylvester
  • Iambic lines are by very far the most frequent in English verse.
  • Extract from : « The Principles of English Versification » by Paull Franklin Baum
  • The translation is in iambic measure, and the specimen is concluded in the 2d vol.
  • Extract from : « Ossian in Germany » by Rudolf Tombo
  • Our Iambic in its sixth form, is commonly called the Alexandrine measure.
  • Extract from : « The Comic English Grammar » by Percival Leigh
  • But the difference of the iambic and heroic measure destroys that at once.
  • Extract from : « The Works of William Cowper » by William Cowper
  • It is to Milton surely that the English iambic owes the praise of majesty.
  • Extract from : « Of Walks and Walking Tours » by Arnold Haultain
  • It wasnt exactly a hexameter nor yet an iambic mode of expression.
  • Extract from : « Nothing But the Truth » by Frederic S. Isham
  • In Middle English poetry, however, only iambic rhythms were used.
  • Extract from : « A History of English Versification » by Jakob Schipper
  • As to the line given in Boswell, it is not an Iambic verse, nor even Greek.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 220, January 14, 1854 » by Various
  • Make the word sepulchred fit metrically into the iambic verse.
  • Extract from : « Minor Poems by Milton » by John Milton

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