Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choriambic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cho-ri-ambic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a choriamb.

noun

A choriamb.

Etymology

Latin choriambicus, from Ancient Greek.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does choriambic mean?
Of or relating to a choriamb.
Where does choriambic come from?
Latin choriambicus, from Ancient Greek.

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