diiamb Pros.
(daɪaɪˈæmb)
Also in L. form diiambus (in 8 dijambus).
[ad. L. di-iambus, Gr. δι{giumlacu}αµβος a double iambus, f. δι-, di-2 + ἴαµβος iambus.]
A metrical foot consisting of two iambs.
| 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Dijambus..is compounded of two iambics, as sĕvērĭtās. 1844 Beck & Felton tr. Munk's Metres 10 Feet of six times..˘–˘– Diiambus, Diiamb. |