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choliambus

American  
[koh-lee-am-buhs] / ˌkoʊ liˈæm bəs /

noun

Prosody.

plural

choliambi

  1. a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.

Etymology

Origin of choliambus

< Greek chōlíambos, equivalent to chōl ( ós ) lame, halting + íambos iamb

Example Sentences

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In a lonely hollow walk, overgrown with sting-nettles he scanned the deadly verses on his fingers, until the murderous iambus flowed evenly upon its four feet without a halting choliambus.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von

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