iambus

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An Iambus is a two-syllable foot accented on the last syllable.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

Iambus, ī-am′bus, n. a metrical foot of two syllables, the first short and the second long, as in L. fĭdēs; or the first unaccented and the second accented, as in deduce—also Iamb′.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

From the name Iambi came the measure Ιαμβος, Iambus, in which oracles were of old delivered.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Bryant, Jacob

Iambus, a metrical foot, consisting of two syllables, of which the first is short and the second long, or in which the stress is on the second.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

This raillery was so ancient and inveterate a custom, that it had given rise to a peculiar word, which originally denoted nothing but the jests and banter used at these festivals, namely, Iambus.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch