( 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, and an iambus united.
( 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, and an iambus united.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012