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choriamb (iou)



choriamb noun. . L18.
[Late Latin choriambus, formed as CHOREE + IAMB.]
Prosody. A metrical foot consisting of two short syllables between two long ones.
chori'ambic noun & adjective [late Latin choriambicus] (a) noun a choriambic verse, a choriamb; (b) adjective consisting of a choriamb, containing choriambs: E17.