choriamb

choriamb
choriambic, adj.
/kawr"ee amb', -am', kohr"-/, n. Pros.
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
[1835-45; short for CHORIAMBUS]

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  • choriamb — n. poetic foot of verse used in lyric poetry having two unstressed syllables flanked by the two rhythmic stresses marking the first and last syllables of the foot …   English contemporary dictionary

  • choriamb — cho·ri·amb …   English syllables

  • choriamb — /ˈkɒriˌæmb/ (say koree.amb) noun Prosody a foot of four syllables, two short between two long …  

  • choriamb —   n. metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus.    ♦ choriambic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • choriamb — ˈkōrēˌam(b) noun (plural choriambs mz) Etymology: Late Latin choriambus, from Greek choriambos, from choreios choreus + iambos iambus : choriambus …   Useful english dictionary

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