CHOLIAMB


Meaning of CHOLIAMB in English

[ 'kəʊlɪam(b) ]

■ noun Prosody another term for scazon .

Derivatives

~ic ˌkəʊlɪ'ambɪk adjective

Origin

C19: via late L. from Gk khōliambos , from khōlos 'lame' + iambos (see iambus ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.