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Counterpart Of An Iamb Crossword Clue

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noun

• a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables

36%4 Trochee's counterpart
noun

• a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables

35%10 The opposite of an iamb in poetry
noun

• a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')

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