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ALL meanings of choriamb

cho·ri·amb
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  • noun choriamb a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –) 3
  • noun choriamb a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of two short syllables between two long ones, or, as in English verse, of two unaccented syllables between two accented ones 3
  • noun choriamb a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed. 1
  • noun choriamb A choriambus. 1
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