CHOLIAMB


Meaning of CHOLIAMB in English

ˈkōlēˌam(b) noun

or cho·li·am·bus ˌkōlēˈambəs

( plural choliambs -ˌamz ; or choliam·bi -ˈamˌbī, -(ˌ)bē)

Etymology: Late Latin choliambus, from Greek choliambos, from chōlos lame + iambos iamb

: a quantitative iambic trimeter verse of six feet having a spondee or trochee in the last foot — called also scazon

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