Etymology

choliamb

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Today it means: A limping iamb. Full definition →

Latin choliambus ← Ancient Greek χωλίαμβος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχωλίαμβος
  2. Latin · derived fromcholiambus
  3. English todaycholiamb

From Latin choliambus, from Ancient Greek χωλίαμβος (khōlíambos).

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