choliambus
Americannoun
plural
choliambiEtymology
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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