Iambus
Pronunciation : I*am"bus, n.; pl. L. Iambi
Part of Speech : E.
Etymology : [L. iambus, Gr. jacere to throw. Cf. Jet a shooting forth.] (Pros.)
Definition : Defn: A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in ?mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n.
Iambuses.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913