iambus
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Pherecratian, consisting of three feet, a trochee, spondee, or iambus in the first place, followed by a dactyl and spondee.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
“Thĕy woŭld hāzard”—furnishes an anapæst for an iambus.
From Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
The choriambi are never used alone, but are usually preceded by a spondee and followed by an iambus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
The choriambus is a verse-foot consisting of a trochee united with and preceding an iambus, -∪∪-.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Never take an iambus for a Christian name.
From The Art of Letters by Lynd, Robert
