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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for iambic:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

iambic
    adj 1: of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"
    n 1: a verse line consisting of iambs

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Iambic \I*am"bic\, a. [L. iambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. iambique.]
   1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long
      one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented;
      as, an iambic foot.
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   2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic
      verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Iambic \I*am"bic\, n.
   1. (Pros.)
      (a) An iambic foot; an iambus.
      (b) A verse composed of iambic feet.
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   Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses.
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               Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase
               fame
               In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written
      in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
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