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