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iambum

Dictionary entries

  • iambus, iambi:

    Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension

    Frequency:
    Common
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Poetry

    = iambus, metrical foot (one short-one long); iambic trimeter (as invective);

    Entry →
    acc. sg.
    gen. pl.

Examples

  • M

    Liber IX

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES

    "...longis duabus, pyrrhichium, quem alii pariambum vocant, brevibus, iambum brevi longaque, huic contrarium e longa et brevi choreum..."
  • M

    Liber I

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES

    "...natura brevis, tamen positione longa est, ne faciat iambum, quem non recipit versus herous. XXIX. Separata vero haec..."

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