Usually means: A metrical foot with four syllables.
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  6. diiambus: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Diiambus: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. diiambus: FreeDictionary.org
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▸ noun:  (poetry) A double iambus; a metrical foot consisting of two iambs.

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diiamb, diamb, double-dactyl, double dactyl, dactyl, dactylus, dipod, dactyle, dissyllabism, dactile, more...

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diiamb, diamb, double-dactyl, double dactyl, dactyl, dactylus, dipod, dactyle, dissyllabism, dactile, more...



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