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Choliambic

Choliamb \Cho"li*amb\, Choliambic \Cho`li*am"bic\, n. [L. choliambus, Gr. ?; ? lame + ? an iambus.] (Pros.) A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last.

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choliambic
  1. (context poetry English) Employing or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs. n. (context poetry English) A choliam

Usage examples of "choliambic".

Laura, on Mount Athos, which proved to be a copy of the long suspected and wished-for choliambic version of Babrias.