Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Diiambus

Diˊi-am′bus

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK];
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK]. See
Lambus
.]
(Pros.)
A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses ([GREEK] [GREEK] [GREEK] [GREEK]).