"iambic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /aɪˌæmbɪk/ Forms: more iambic [comparative], most iambic [superlative]
Rhymes: -æmbɪk Etymology: From Middle French ïambique, from Late Latin iambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|ïambique}} Middle French ïambique, {{der|en|LL.|iambicus}} Late Latin iambicus, {{der|en|grc|ἰαμβικός}} Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), {{m|grc|ἴαμβος}} ἴαμβος (íambos), {{m|grc|-ικός}} -ικός (-ikós) Head templates: {{en-adj}} iambic (comparative more iambic, superlative most iambic)
  1. (prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Categories (topical): Prosody Derived forms: iambic pentameter, iambic tetrameter, iambically Translations (consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance): ἰαμβικός (iambikós) (Ancient Greek), iàmbic (Catalan), jambisk (Danish), jambisch (Dutch), iambique (French), jambisch (German), ιαμβικός (iamvikós) (Greek), jambikus (Hungarian), iambala (Ido), giambico (Italian), iâmbico (Portuguese), jâmbico (Portuguese), ямби́ческий (jambíčeskij) (Russian), jȁmpskī (Serbo-Croatian), јампски (Serbo-Croatian), yámbico (Spanish), jambisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-iambic-en-adj-Y2ZYvvtA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ïambic [rare], iambical, iambick [obsolete], jambic

Noun

IPA: /aɪˌæmbɪk/ Forms: iambics [plural]
Rhymes: -æmbɪk Etymology: From Middle French ïambique, from Late Latin iambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|ïambique}} Middle French ïambique, {{der|en|LL.|iambicus}} Late Latin iambicus, {{der|en|grc|ἰαμβικός}} Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), {{m|grc|ἴαμβος}} ἴαμβος (íambos), {{m|grc|-ικός}} -ικός (-ikós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} iambic (plural iambics)
  1. (prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs. Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-iambic-en-noun-xo4IPln3 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ïambic [rare], iambical, iambick [obsolete], jambic

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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle French ïambique, from Late Latin iambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iambics",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "iambic (plural iambics)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Prosody"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosody",
          "prosody"
        ],
        [
          "iamb",
          "iamb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "prosody",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aɪˌæmbɪk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æmbɪk"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "ïambic"
    },
    {
      "word": "iambical"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "iambick"
    },
    {
      "word": "jambic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iambic"
}

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