diamb

noun

di·​amb

ˈdīˌam also -mb

variants or diiamb

(ˈ)dī¦īˌa-

plural diambs or diiambs

-mz

: a metrical foot consisting of two iambs : an iambic dipody reckoned as a single compound foot : a double iamb

diambic

(ˈ)dī¦ambik

adjective

or diiambic

¦dīˌī¦a-

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin diiambus, from Greek diiambos, from di- + iambos iamb

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