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Choriambus

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Noun
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cho=ri=am=bus

CIDE DICTIONARY

Choriambusn. [L. choriambus, Gr. ; a choreus + iambus.].
     A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (- ⌣ ⌣ -); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Choriambus, n. (pl. choriambi) Prosody a metrical foot consisting of two short (unstressed) syllables between two long (stressed) ones.

Derivative
choriambic adj.
Etymology
LL Gk khoriambos f. khoreios of the dance + IAMBUS

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