I I, pron. [poss. My or Mine (; object. Me. pl. nom. We (; poss. Our or Ours (; object. Us.] Etym: [OE. i, ich, ic, AS. ic; akin to OS. & D. ik, OHG. ih, G. ich, Icel. ek, Dan. jeg, Sw. jag, Goth. ik, OSlav. az', Russ. ia, W. i, L. ego, Gr. aham. sq. root179. Cf. Egoism.]
Defn: The nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the word with which a speaker or writer denotes himself.
IAMATOLOGY
I*am`a*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.] (Med.)
Defn: Materia Medica; that branch of therapeutics which treats of remedies.
IAMB
I"amb, n. Etym: [Cf. F. iambe. See Lambus.]
Defn: An iambus or iambic. [R.]
IAMBIC
I*am"bic, a. Etym: [L. iambicus, Gr. iambique.]
1. (Pros.)
Defn: Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.