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
adjective
(ˈ)dī¦ambik
or diiambic
¦dīˌī¦a-
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