Associations to the word «Iamb»
Noun
Adverb
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Wiktionary
IAMB, noun. A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
Dictionary definition
IAMB, noun. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.