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variants or iambus
plural iambs ˈī-ˌamz 
or iambuses
or iambuses : a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The snow—the heroic iamb—is the epic material of trial and catharsis that people shouldn’t hope for in real life. 
Wells Tower, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020 For Hall, the two-beat iamb tolls the relentless melodies of departure from the world: a great-uncle early on; his grandfather; his father. Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 27 June 2018
Wells Tower, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020 For Hall, the two-beat iamb tolls the relentless melodies of departure from the world: a great-uncle early on; his grandfather; his father. Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 27 June 2018 Word History
Etymology
Latin iambus, from Greek iambos
First Known Use
1586, in the meaning defined above
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