Advertisement

Advertisement

choriamb

[ kawr-ee-amb, -am, kohr- ]

noun

, Prosody.
  1. a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.


choriamb

/ ˈkɒrɪˌæmb; ˌkɒrɪˈæmbəs /

noun

  1. prosody a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones ( )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˌchoriˈambic, adjective
Discover More

Other Words From

  • chori·ambic adjective
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of choriamb1

First recorded in 1835–45; short for choriambus
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of choriamb1

C19: from Late Latin choriambus, from Greek khoriambos, from khoreios trochee, of a chorus, from khoros chorus

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


chori-choriambus