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choriamb
[ kawr-ee-amb, -am, kohr- ]
noun
, Prosody.
- a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
choriamb
/ ˈkɒrɪˌæmb; ˌkɒrɪˈæmbəs /
noun
- prosody a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones ( )
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Derived Forms
- ˌchoriˈambic, adjective
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Other Words From
- chori·ambic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of choriamb1
First recorded in 1835–45; short for choriambus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of choriamb1
C19: from Late Latin choriambus, from Greek khoriambos, from khoreios trochee, of a chorus, from khoros chorus
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