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Choriambus :: Choriambus (n.) A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (- ~ ~ -); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united..

Choriamb :: Choriamb (n.) Same as Choriambus.

Iambuses :: Iambuses (pl. ) of Iambu.

Iambus :: Iambus (n.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in /mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n..

Iambic :: Iambic (n.) An iambic foot; an iambus.

Asclepiad :: Asclepiad (n.) A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus..

Diiambus :: Diiambus (n.) A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses (/ / / /).

Diiamb :: Diiamb (n.) A diiambus.

Choriambuses :: Choriambuses (pl. ) of Choriambu.

Iamb :: Iamb (n.) An iambus or iambic.

Choliambic :: Choliambic (n.) A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last..

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