choriambus

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

cho=ri=am=bus

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CIDE DICTIONARY

choriambus, n. [L. choriambus, Gr. ; a choreus + iambus.].

A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (- ⌣ ⌣ -); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

choriambus, n. (pl. choriambi) Prosody a metrical foot consisting of two short (unstressed) syllables between two long (stressed) ones.

Derivative

choriambic adj.

Etymology

LL Gk khoriambos f. khoreios of the dance + IAMBUS