Choriambuses

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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.


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