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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IAMB

Iamb, from C16 iambus, from Latin, from Greek iambos.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IAMB

iamb  [ˈaɪæm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IAMB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Iamb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IAMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of iamb in the English dictionary

The definition of iamb in the dictionary is a metrical foot consisting of two syllables, a short one followed by a long one. Other definition of iamb is a line of verse of such feet.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IAMB


Lariam
ˈlærɪæm
nauseam
ˈnɔːzɪæm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IAMB

iambi
iambic
iambic pentameter
iambically
iambist
iambographer
iambus
ianthine
IAP
Iapetus
IARU
IAS
IATA
iatric
iatrical
iatrochemical
iatrochemist
iatrochemistry
iatrogenic

WORDS THAT END LIKE IAMB

baa-lamb
Canterbury lamb
choliamb
choriamb
dithyramb
doorjamb
enjamb
excamb
fat lamb
gamb
jamb
lamb
mutton dressed as lamb
Paschal Lamb
Persian lamb
sacrificial lamb
scramb
the Lamb

Synonyms and antonyms of iamb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «iamb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IAMB

Find out the translation of iamb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of iamb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «iamb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

咨监委
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yambo
570 millions of speakers

English

iamb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यांब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

IAMB
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ямб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

iamb
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছন্দোবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

iambe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Iamb
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jambus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

IAMB
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

- 양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Iamb
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

iamb
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

iamb
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयमब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iamb
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giambo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

IAMB
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ямб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iamb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιαμβικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jambe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

iamb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

iamb
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of iamb

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IAMB»

The term «iamb» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.631 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IAMB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «iamb» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «iamb» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about iamb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IAMB»

Discover the use of iamb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to iamb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advances in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining: 12th ...
IAMB actually is a variant of GS, consisting of two phases – grow and shrink, but it reorders the set of attributes each time a new attribute enters the blanket in the growing phase based on updated CI testing results, which allows IAMB to ...
Takashi Washio, Einoshin Suzuki, Kai Ming Ting, 2008
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Remarks, explanatory and illustrative, on the Terentian ...
1. .ASdepol te mea Troch. Tetram. Cat. Ubi est ille Iamb. Tetram. Acat. 1. Luciscit hoc Iamb. Trim. Acat. Obsecro mea nutrix Troch. Tetram. Cat. M 2. Hac iilao circnm Iamb. Trim. Acat. Nune illad est Iamb. Tetram. Acat.
John McCaul, 1828
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Theatre Craft: A Director's Practical Companion from A to Z
the' or 'in the' Tribrach: three syllables: non-stress + non-stress + non- stress – as in 'up in the' or 'out of the' Iamb Most of Shakespeare's blank verse has three orfour iambs per line with other types of feet making up the balance, though there  ...
John Caird, 2013
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Optimality Theory
A disyllabic word of two open syllables can (potentially, at least) be metrified as a canonical iamb, by lengthening the vowel of its second syllable. However, this potential form is not what we actually find. Vowel length is absent from the final ...
Rene Kager, 1999
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The Captives and Trinummus of Plautus
197 iamb. dim. 198 iamb. octon. 199 uncertain. 200 iamb. septen. 201 uncertain. 202 iamb. senar. 203 iamb. octon. 204-205 cret. tetram. 206 a uncertain. 206b cret. tetram. 207 uncertain. 208 anap. octon. 209 anap. septen. 210 cret. tetram.
Titus Maccius Plautus, Edward Parmelee Morris, 1899
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Syllabification and Accent in the Paradise Lost
Unstable iamb + unstable iamb. The combination treated in 10 is rather jolting, and, moreover, is somewhat unstable, tending to invert the first foot to a trochee. Both the jolting effect and the unstability are increased if the arsis of the second ...
George Dobbin Brown, 1901
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Evolutionary Computation, Machine Learning and Data Mining ...
what allows IAMB(X) to run forward, i.e. starting with MB = ∅. Recall from Section 2 that consistent hypothesis tests exist. IAMB(X) immediately leads to an algorithm for learning the GGM G of p, whichwejustcallIAMB:RunIAMB(X) foreachX ∈U ...
Elena Marchiori, Jason H. Moore, 2008
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Metrical Studies in the Lyrics of Sophocles
1 2 3 4 482/498 Iamb. dim. — iamb. dim. sync. 484/499* Iamb. dim. — iamb. dim. sync. 486/501* Chor. enopl. A — ithy. sync. str. anceps 824/838* Chor. dim. — pher. 832/846 Ion. dim. a maiore ? — □ ion. dim. a maiore ? 833/847 Ion. dim. a  ...
9
The Tragedies of Ennius
ucrsus Reizdanus tetr. cret. trim. iamb. (248 ?; 249 dico I et) hexameter dactylicus trim. iamb. (?) dim. anap. (?) tetr. troch. cat. (254- 255. 257 ?; 258 tibi ex ore) (?) tetr. troch. cat. (274 ?) (?) trim. iamb. tetr. troch. cat. (?) trim. iamb. tetr. troch. cat.
Quintus Ennius, H. D. Jocelyn, 1969
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The Occupation of Iraq: Volume 2: The Official Documents of ...
Meetings and Decisions A. The IAMB shall determine the frequency and location of its regular meetings, which shall occur, at least, quarterly. B. Extraordinary meetings shallbe convened by the Chair or at the request of anytwo members ofthe ...
Stefan Talmon, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IAMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term iamb is used in the context of the following news items.
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Arrests 7-15-15 — Sedalia News-Journal
Anastasia Irene Mann, 17, Copperasco, Texas, first degree property damage, Ofc. Seven Iamb, PCSD, arresting officer. • Devin Dmitri Riley, 20, ... «Sedalia News-Journal, Jul 15»
2
Surprised by a boy
In the technical terms of poetry, the syllables of the first and last names together form a trochee (strong, weak) followed by an iamb (weak, ... «Coeur d'Alene Press, Jun 15»
3
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert proposes $1 billion annexation
AFTER DECADES IN THIS AREA, HE IAMB READY. COMMENT GET US. -- I AM READY. , AND GET US. ALEXANDRA: THERE WILL STILL ... «KETV Omaha, Jun 15»
4
The Pettis County Sheriff's Department has released these recent …
Tammy Jo Despain, 44, 2125 East Broadway, failure to appear on felony passing bad checks, Ofc. Seven Iamb, PCSD, arresting officer. «Sedalia News-Journal, Jun 15»
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Recent arrest reports released by the Pettis County Sheriff's …
Sherman L. Ward, 18, 514 North Stewart, 48-hour commitment, domestic, Ofc. Seven Iamb, PCSD, arresting officer. • Ricky Joe Richwine, 57, ... «Sedalia News-Journal, Jun 15»
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Italian scientists vilified in wake of olive-tree deaths
The IAMB has voluntarily passed documents to police. The prosecutors declined Nature's request for comment. But in March, one of them, Elsa ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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Review: As You Like It but Bell's latest production not as …
Garber shouts the verse, and woodenly nails every iamb to the cross. It's as unsexy and unfunny a performance (in a rom-com, no less!) as I've ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
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First Nighter: The Royal Shakespeare Company's Regal "Love's …
... Lost and Love's Labour's Won (Much Ado About Nothing). You wouldn't want to miss a single phrase, not a single cleverly modulated iamb. «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
9
Basketball fans flock to Omaha for NCAA tournament
IAMB BUYING THESE TICKETS FOR MY SON AND GRANDSON. CHINH DOAN: THEY BOTH LIVE IN OMAHA AND BOTH LOVE COLLEGE ... «KETV Omaha, Mar 15»
10
Column 8: Tasmania-Australia FTA
Yes, iamb sure we'll give 'em hell! We'll get a lead and build upon it... The coup de grâce? A Shakespeare sonnet! Column8@smh.com.au. «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»

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