English Dictionary: Choriambus | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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 (- [de] [de] -); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united. |