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choriamb
[ kawr-ee-amb, -am, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr iˌæmb, -ˌæm, ˈkoʊr- /
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noun Prosody.
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
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Origin of choriamb
First recorded in 1835–45; short for choriambus
OTHER WORDS FROM choriamb
cho·ri·am·bic, adjectiveWords nearby choriamb
choreography, choreology, choreutic, choreutics, chori-, choriamb, choriambus, choric, chorine, chorio-, chorioallantois
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British Dictionary definitions for choriamb
choriamb
choriambus (ˌkɒrɪˈæmbəs)
/ (ˈkɒrɪˌæmb) /
noun plural -ambs or -ambi (-ˈæmbaɪ)
prosody a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
Derived forms of choriamb
choriambic, adjectiveWord Origin for choriamb
C19: from Late Latin choriambus, from Greek khoriambos, from khoreios trochee, of a chorus, from khoros chorus
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