choriamb

Meaning of choriamb

noun

a metrical foot consisting of two short (or unstressed) syllables between two long (or stressed) ones.

late 18th century: via late Latin from Greek khoriambos, from khoreios ‘of the dance’ + iambos (see iambus).

Information about choriamb

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of choriamb is: choriambs.
  • Languages ​​in which choriamb is used:

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Hyphenation of choriamb

cho-ri-amb

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • choriamb is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with choriamb

iamb, diamb, diiamb, choliamb, hemiamb, chloriamb

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