choliambus

[ koh-lee-am-buhs ]

noun,plural cho·li·am·bi [koh-lee-am-bahy]. /ˌkoʊ liˈæm baɪ/. Prosody.
  1. a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.

Origin of choliambus

1
<Greek chōlíambos, equivalent to chōl(ós) lame, halting + íambosiamb

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