iambus

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Choliamb, kō′li-amb, n. a variety of iambic trimeter, having a trochee for an iambus as the sixth foot.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Since both the iambus and the anapest are accented on the last syllable, they may be interchanged.

From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.

In the fourth place, it may contain some other foot than the regular iambus.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald

The foot consisting of an unaccented followed by an accented syllable is called an iambus.

From Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by Painter, F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton)

This influence of the chief accent affects also combinations of two monosyllabic words which make an iambus, and combinations like ego illi, age ergo, in which the second syllable of the second word is elided.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George