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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Choriambus

· Cho·ri·am·bus · IPA
01 n. A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (-- ⌣ ⌣ --); that is, a choreus, or trochee,…
pl. Choriambi, Choriambuses ((#))
  1. 1.
    A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (-- ⌣ ⌣ --); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united.(Anc. Pros.)