choliambic

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adjective

Employing or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs.

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Meanings

adjectivecholiambic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecommunicationsEmploying or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs.
nouncholiambic (plural choliambics)

plural choliambics

  1. communicationsA choliamb.

Origin

From choliamb + -ic.

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Cite this entry
APA

choliambic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choliambic

MLA

“choliambic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choliambic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choliambic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choliambic.

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