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cho·ri·amb (kôr′ē amb′, -am′)

noun

a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of two short syllables between two long ones, or, as in English verse, of two unaccented syllables between two accented ones
also choriambus cho′·ri·am′·bus (-am′bəs)

Etymology: L choriambus < Gr choriambos < choreios, trochee, lit., pertaining to a chorus + iambos, iamb

Related Forms:

  • choriambic cho′·ri·am′·bic (-am′bik) adjective