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Webster 1913 Edition
Choriambus
Choˊri-am′bus
,Noun.
pl. L.
Choriambi
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, E. Choriambuses
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. [L.
choriambus
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] a choreus + [GREEK] iambus.] (Anc. Pros.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Choriambus
CHORIAMBUS
,Noun.
Definition 2024
choriambus
choriambus
English
Noun
choriambus (plural choriambuses or choriambi)
- (poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.