choriambs

Meaning of choriambs

plural 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 choriambs

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

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Hyphenation of choriambs

cho-ri-ambs

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • choriambs is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with choriambs

Cambs, excambs, weambs, gambs, choliambs, iambs, doorjambs, enjambs, jambs, lambs, dithyrambs, scrambs

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