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Iambus

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A metrical foot, consisting of two syllables, of which the first is short and the second long, or in which the stress is on the second.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Iambus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​i/iambus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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