choriambus

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

noun

, plural cho·ri·am·bi [kawr-ee-, am, -bahy, kohr-], cho·ri·am·bus·es.

1. choriamb.

Word History and Origins

Origin of choriambus¹

1840–50; < Late Latin < Greek choríambos, equivalent to chor ( eîos ) choric + íambos iamb

Example Sentences

The choriambus is a verse-foot consisting of a trochee united with and preceding an iambus, -∪∪-.

From Project Gutenberg