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Meaning of "iambically" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF IAMBICALLY

aɪˈæmbɪkəlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IAMBICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Iambically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES IAMBICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of iambically in the English dictionary

The definition of iambically in the dictionary is with use of iambics.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IAMBICALLY

acerbically · aerobically · anaerobically · economically · electronically · fantastically · historically · monosyllabically · periodically · physically · politically · polysyllabically · practically · specifically · statistically · syllabically · technically · tragically · trisyllabically · typically

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IAMBICALLY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE IAMBICALLY

actually · alphabetically · automatically · basically · chemically · clinically · critically · dramatically · dynamically · electrically · genetically · ironically · locally · logically · mechanically · medically · radically · scientifically · strategically · theoretically · vertically

Synonyms and antonyms of iambically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «iambically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IAMBICALLY

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The translations of iambically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «iambically» in English.
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iambically
1,325 millions of speakers
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iambically
570 millions of speakers
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iambically
510 millions of speakers
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iambically
380 millions of speakers
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iambically
280 millions of speakers
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iambically
278 millions of speakers
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iambically
270 millions of speakers
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iambically
260 millions of speakers
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iambically
220 millions of speakers
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Secara perlahan-lahan
190 millions of speakers
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iambically
180 millions of speakers
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iambically
130 millions of speakers
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iambically
85 millions of speakers
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Iambically
85 millions of speakers
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iambically
80 millions of speakers
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iambically
75 millions of speakers
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Iambically
75 millions of speakers
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iambically
70 millions of speakers
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iambically
65 millions of speakers
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iambically
50 millions of speakers
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iambically
40 millions of speakers
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iambically
30 millions of speakers
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iambically
15 millions of speakers
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iambically
14 millions of speakers
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iambically
10 millions of speakers
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iambically
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of iambically

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IAMBICALLY»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IAMBICALLY»

Discover the use of iambically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to iambically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shakespeare on Toast: Getting a Taste for the Bard
Ten syllablesevenly stressed weakSTRONG,orstressed iambically, meansthatthe weak stresses should always be on the odd syllables – the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th – and the strongstresses all on theeven syllables – the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th ...
Ben Crystal, 2012
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The Gentleman's Magazine
... who was teaching English versification, gravely inform his pupil that the word endure, though pronounced iambically by the natives, must not be so pronounced, because it was contrary to the custom of his own country I" We recommend this ...
‎1826
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The art of chanting: history, principles, practice
Iambic Terminals (1) If all the lines terminate iambically (as " Saviour dear ") employ a chant of this pattern : — I ! I l il l I I I I I I il especially one written with a view to accent on the final. Chants that are much too angular for psalter -use aro  ...
John Heywood, 1893
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The Brhad-devatá, Attributed to Śaunaka: Introduction and ...
Tho first two pfidas of this stanza have twelve syllables ending iambically; the fourth, though having eleven syllables, ends iambically also. B 130. Some say that the thousand hymns addressed to J atavedas (which come) before (the hymn ) ...
Arthur Anthony Macdonell, 1904
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The Musical Standard
The words commence iambically, " a-bxde with me 3" but the tune begins with a very strong note. Consequently, in church, we must either sing <7-bide or er-bide. The association is here incongruous, so far as that phrase is concerned. But the ...
‎1872
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Literary Technique in the Chanson de Roland
This procedure, and the dactylic measure, hold also for the first hemistiches of the final four octosyllables of the strophe, but not for the second hemistiches which are stressed iambically. Doubtless, Lote's objection to this argument would be ...
Roger Pensom, 1982
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Strict Metrical Tradition: Variations in the Literary Iambic ...
First, English phrases tend to open iambically on an unstressed word (article, preposition, or conjunction), as with The rising world and the waters in the line before us. Second, iambic grouping is established - re-established - at the beginning ...
David Keppel-Jones, 2001
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Vertis in Usum:
The god, at least, complains iambically even more bitterly of his blisters, not, as one might expect, on his hands,17but on his backside, which is soon going to speak. Brekekekex koax koax, the frogs interrupt with their refrain, paying not the  ...
Cynthia Damon, John F. Miller, K. Sara Myers, 2002
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Rhythm and Will in Victorian Poetry
The cynic twist of the page thereat unknit Back to its normal figure, having wrought its purport wry, The Mage's mirror left the window-square, And the stained moon and drift retook their places there. The fourth stanza brings us iambically into ...
Matthew Campbell, 1999
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Integrated Practice: Coordination, Rhythm, & Sound
Keeping your arm poised, stop conducting and mentally count the next two beats as iambically organized silences: (think) j (THINK) Alternate between “doing” and “thinking,” and your conducting gestures will benefit from your “iambically ...
Pedro de Alcantara, 2011

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IAMBICALLY»

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Shaking down Shakespeare – the accidental poetry of Twitter
An iambically-pentametered tweet forms somewhere every minute or two. But the bot must search a million messages, on average, for a ... «Irish Times, Dec 14»
2
A Point of View: Should love be symbolised by a lock?
Or, more poetically, "My father bought his socks in Paris" or, still more iambically, "In Paris, father bought his socks…" But she gives me a steady ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
3
King Charles III, Wyndham's Theatre
Prince Harry, dazed with delight at what the real world holds, relates iambically: “We went to Sainsbury's, and shopped for stuff.” And later on ... «The Arts Desk, Sep 14»
4
Bond baddie reveals that he's no fan of his own movies
The production premiered at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival in 2013 and has been described as "a glorious, iambically elegant rant" about "the ... «Irish Independent, Sep 14»
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An Actor's Lament at Assembly Hall, Edinburgh
His show in Edinburgh, which opened on his 76th birthday, is a glorious, iambically elegant rant about actors, playwrights, directors, audiences ... «The Times, Aug 13»
REFERENCE
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