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Word: Choriambus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: via late Latin from Greek khoriambos, from khoreios ‘of the dance’ + iambos (see iambus)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɒrɪˈambəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a metrical foot consisting of two short (or unstressed) syllables between two long (or stressed) ones.
Short Definition:metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables between two long or stressed ones
Variant Forms:
- choriamb
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