Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBUS
n.In ancient poetry, a foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; that is, a choreus or trochee and an iambus united; as, nobilitas, anxietas.
CHORIAMBIC
n.A choriamb.
CHORIAMBIC
a.Pertaining to a choriamb.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHORIAMB
Cho "ri *amb, n.; pl. Choriambs (.
Defn: Same as Choriambus.
CHORIAMBIC
Cho `ri *am "bic, a. Etym: [L. choriambicus, gr.
Defn: Pertaining to a choriamb. -- n.
Defn: A choriamb.
CHORIAMBUS
Cho `ri *am "bus, n.; pl. L. Choriambi, E. Choriambuses. Etym: [L.choriambus, Gr. (Anc. Pros.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
choriambus
cho ri am bus |ˌkôrēˈambəs ˌkoʊriˈæmbəs |(also choriamb |ˈkôrēˌam (b )|) ▶noun ( pl. choriambi |-bī, -bē | ) a metrical foot consisting of two short (or unstressed ) syllables between two long (or stressed ) ones. DERIVATIVES cho ri am bic |-ˈambik |adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via late Latin from Greek khoriambos, from khoreios ‘of the dance ’ + iambos (see iambus ).
Oxford Dictionary
choriambus
choriambus |ˌkɒrɪˈambəs | ▶noun ( pl. choriambi |-bʌɪ | ) a metrical foot consisting of two short (or unstressed ) syllables between two long (or stressed ) ones. DERIVATIVES choriambic adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via late Latin from Greek khoriambos, from khoreios ‘of the dance ’ + iambos (see iambus ).
Duden Dictionary
Choriambus
Cho r i am bus , Cho ri am bus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Chori a mbus ç …|der Choriambus; Genitiv: des Choriambus, Plural: die Choriamben griechisch-lateinisch aus einem Choreus und einem Jambus bestehender Versfuß –⏑ ⏑–
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