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Iambus

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in /mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Iambus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/iambus.html. 1828.