Etymology

choriambus

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Today it means: A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus. Full definition →

Latin choriambus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromchoriambus
  2. English todaychoriambus

From Latin choriambus, from Ancient Greek. Equivalent to choreus + iambus.

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