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choriamb
cho·ri·amb
[
káwree àmb,
káwree àm
]
(
plural
cho·ri·ambs
)
noun
Definition:
4-syllable poetic foot:
a poetic foot consisting of two short syllables between two long ones or two unstressed syllables between two stressed ones
[
Early 17th century. Via late Latin< Greek
khoriambos
"iamb of a chorus"
]
cho·ri·am·bic
[
kàwree ámbik
]
adjective
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cho·ri·am·bic [ kàwree ámbik ] adjective
