Iambus

  • 91iambic — i·am·bic || aɪ æmbɪk n. (Poetry) iambus, foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first syllable is stressed and the second unstressed); verse composed of iambic feet adj. of or pertaining to… …

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  • 92iambics — i·am·bic || aɪ æmbɪk n. (Poetry) iambus, foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first syllable is stressed and the second unstressed); verse composed of iambic feet adj. of or pertaining to… …

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  • 93iambs — n. (Poetry) iambus, foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first syllable is stressed and the second unstressed) …

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  • 94choliamb — [ kəʊlɪam(b)] noun Prosody another term for scazon. Derivatives choliambic ˌkəʊlɪ ambɪk adjective Origin C19: via late L. from Gk khōliambos, from khōlos lame + iambos (see iambus) …

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  • 95choriambus — [ˌkɒrɪ ambəs] noun (plural choriambi bʌɪ) Prosody a metrical foot consisting of two short (or unstressed) syllables between two long (or stressed) ones. Derivatives choriambic adjective Origin C18: via late L. from Gk khoriambos, from khoreios of …

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  • 96iamb — [ ʌɪam(b)] noun Prosody another term for iambus …

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  • 97scazon — [ skeɪz(ə)n, ska ] noun Prosody a modification of the iambic trimeter, in which a spondee or trochee takes the place of the final iambus. Origin C17: via L. from Gk skazōn, neut. pres. participle (used as a noun) of skazein to limp …

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  • 98iambo — s. m. 1.  [Versificação] Pé formado por uma sílaba longa e outra breve. 2.  [Versificação] Verso jâmbico ou poema com esses versos. • Sinônimo geral: JAMBO   ‣ Etimologia: latim iambus, i, do grego íambos, ou …

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  • 99jambo — s. m. 1.  [Botânica] Fruto comestível do jambeiro. 2.  [Botânica] O mesmo que jambeiro.   ‣ Etimologia: sânscrito jambu jambo s. m. 1.  [Versificação] Pé formado por uma sílaba longa e outra breve. 2.  [Versificação] Verso jâmbico ou poema com… …

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  • 100iambic — n. 1. Iambus. 2. Iambic verse …

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