CHOLIAMBIC

Etymology

Adjective

choliambic (not comparable)

(poetry) Employing or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs.

Noun

choliambic (plural choliambics)

(poetry) A choliamb.

Source: Wiktionary


Cho"li*amb, Cho`li*am"bic, n. Etym: [L. choliambus, Gr. (Pros.)

Definition: A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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