Associations to the word «Iambic»

Wiktionary

IAMBIC, adjective. (prosody) Consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance
IAMBIC, noun. (prosody) An iamb; A line or group of lines of iambs.
IAMBIC PENTAMETER, noun. A poetic meter consisting of a line with five feet in each of which the iamb is dominant.
IAMBIC TETRAMETER, noun. A poetic meter consisting of a line with four feet in each of which the iamb is dominant.

Dictionary definition

IAMBIC, noun. A verse line consisting of iambs.
IAMBIC, adjective. Of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats