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choriambus

Syllabification: (cho·ri·am·bus)
Pronunciation: /ˌkôrēˈambəs/

(also choriamb /ˈkôrēˌam(b)/)
Definition of choriambus

noun (plural choriambi /-bī, -bē/)

  • a metrical foot consisting of two short (or unstressed) syllables between two long (or stressed) ones.

Derivatives

choriambic

Pronunciation: /-ˈambik/

adjective

Origin:

late 18th century: via late Latin from Greek khoriambos, from khoreios 'of the dance' + iambos (see iambus)

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