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choriambus
[ kawr-ee-am-buhs, kohr- ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of choriambus1
1840–50; < Late Latin < Greek choríambos, equivalent to chor ( eîos ) choric + íambos iamb
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Example Sentences
The choriambus is a verse-foot consisting of a trochee united with and preceding an iambus, -∪∪-.
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