CHORIAMB


Meaning of CHORIAMB in English

— choriambic , adj.

/kawr"ee amb', -am', kohr"-/ , n. Pros.

a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.

[ 1835-45; short for CHORIAMBUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .