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choriambus |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Choriambus \Cho`ri*am"bus\, n.; pl L. {Choriambi}, E. {Choriambuses}. [L. choriambus, Gr ?; ? a choreus + ? iambus.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (- [crescent] [crescent] -); that is a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united.
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