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choriambus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cho-ri-ambus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.

Etymology

From Latin choriambus, from Ancient Greek. Equivalent to choreus + iambus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

choriambuses (plural) choriambi (plural)

Derived Forms

choriambic

Synonyms

choriamb

Questions

What does choriambus mean?
A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
Where does choriambus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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