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iamb in Catalan

iamb in Catalan is iambe — iamb means a metrical foot in verse made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

iamb in Catalan

iambe
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

What does "iamb" mean?

  1. noun A metrical foot in verse made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
    "The line reads as a run of iambs, each one unstressed then stressed."
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iamb in a sentence

  • The line reads as a run of iambs, each one unstressed then stressed.
  • Shakespeare's plays make heavy use of the iamb.

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What is "iamb" in Catalan?
"iamb" in Catalan is iambe. iamb means: A metrical foot in verse made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
How do you use "iamb" in a sentence?
Example: "The line reads as a run of iambs, each one unstressed then stressed." In Catalan, "iamb" is iambe.
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