choriambus
[ kawr-ee-am-buh s, kohr- ]
/ ˌkɔr iˈæm bəs, ˌkoʊr- /
noun, plural cho·ri·am·bi [kawr-ee-am-bahy kohr-] /ˌkɔr iˈæm baɪ ˌkoʊr-/, cho·ri·am·bus·es.
Origin of choriambus
Words nearby choriambus
choreophrasia,
choreutic,
choreutics,
chori-,
choriamb,
choriambus,
choric,
chorine,
chorio-,
chorioadenoma,
chorioadenoma destruens
Example sentences from the Web for choriambus
The choriambus is a verse-foot consisting of a trochee united with and preceding an iambus, -∪∪-.