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iambic

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iambic /ʌɪˈambɪk /
adjective Prosody of or using iambuses:
the epilogue is written in the finest iambic verse.
noun iambic verse as a genre.
(iambics) iambic verse.
– ORIGIN mid 16th century: from French iambique, via late Latin from Greek iambikos, from iambos (see iambus).
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