choriamb
[ kawr-ee-amb, -am, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr iˌæmb, -ˌæm, ˈkoʊr- /
noun Prosody.
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
Origin of choriamb
First recorded in 1835–45; short for
choriambus
OTHER WORDS FROM choriamb
cho·ri·am·bic, adjectiveWords nearby choriamb
choreology,
choreophrasia,
choreutic,
choreutics,
chori-,
choriamb,
choriambus,
choric,
chorine,
chorio-,
chorioadenoma
British Dictionary definitions for choriamb
choriamb
choriambus (ˌkɒrɪˈæmbəs)
/ (ˈkɒrɪˌæmb) /
noun plural -ambs or -ambi (-ˈæmbaɪ)
prosody
a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
Derived forms of choriamb
choriambic, adjectiveWord Origin for choriamb
C19: from Late Latin
choriambus, from Greek
khoriambos, from
khoreios trochee, of a chorus, from
khoros
chorus