CHORIAMBUS

Cho′ri‐am″bus (?), n.; pl. L. Choriambi (#), E. Choriambuses (#). [[L. choriambus, Gr. �; � a choreus + � iambus.]] (Anc. Pros.) 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.