2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Choriambus \Cho`ri*am"bus\, n.; pl. L. {Choriambi}, E. {Choriambuses}. [L. choriambus, Gr. ?; ? a choreus + ? iambus.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (- [crescent] [crescent] -); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: choriambi See {choriambus}
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