ˌkōrēˈambəs noun
( plural choriambuses -bəsə̇z ; or choriam·bi -ˌbī)
Etymology: Late Latin
: a foot of four syllables in classical prosody in which the cadence of the trochee is followed by that of the iambus ( - ˘ ˘ - ) the corresponding pattern of cadence in accentual prosody (ó o o ó) consisting of the combination of trochee and iambus in succession