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iamb

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An iambus or iambic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A common variation is the inversion of a foot, which turns an iamb ("da-DUM") into a trochee ("DUM-da"). Source: Internet

The most common characteristic feet of English verse are the iamb in two syllables and the anapest in three. Source: Internet

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