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ἴαμβος ἴαμβος, ὁ, an iambus, a metrical foot consisting of a short and long syll., as ἐγώ, Plat., etc. an iambic verse, the trimeter or senarius, Hdt., Ar. an iambic poem, lampoon, Plat. From ἰάπτω 2, because iambics were first used by the satiric poets Archilochus and Hipponax; criminosi iambi, Hor.

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an iambus

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Headword:

ἴαμβος

Headword (normalized):

ἴαμβος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ιαμβος

IDX:

15622

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n15636

Key:

i)/ambos

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