choriamb

[ kawr-ee-amb, -am, kohr- ]

noun

, Prosody.

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

choriamb

/ ˈkɒrɪˌæmb; ˌkɒrɪˈæmbəs /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌchoriˈambic, adjective

Other Words From

• chori·ambic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of choriamb¹

First recorded in 1835–45; short for choriambus

Word History and Origins

Origin of choriamb¹

C19: from Late Latin choriambus, from Greek khoriambos, from khoreios trochee, of a chorus, from khoros chorus