elegiambus

noun

ele·​gi·​am·​bus

ˌeləˌjīˈambəs,

ə̇ˌlējēˈam-

plural elegiambi

-ˌbī

: a verse in classical Greek or Latin poetry composed of half an elegiac pentameter and four iambic feet

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Late Greek elegiambos, from Greek elegeion + iambos iamb

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