Showing results for choriamb. Search instead for choliamb.

choriamb

American

[kawr-ee-amb, -am, kohr-] / ˈkɔr iˌæmb, -ˌæm, ˈkoʊr- /

noun

Prosody.

a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.

choriamb British

/ ˈkɒrɪˌæmb, ˌkɒrɪˈæmbəs /

noun

prosody a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones ( )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

choriambic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of choriamb

First recorded in 1835–45; short for choriambus

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

choriamb

Classical prosody distinguished several other feet, some of which are occasionally mentioned in treatises on English verse: amphibrach ◡_◡, tribrach ◡◡◡, pyrrhic ◡◡, paeon _◡◡◡, choriamb _◡◡_.

From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023