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Choriambic

Choriambic \Cho`ri*am"bic\,

  1. [L. choriambicus, gr. ?.] Pertaining to a choriam

  2. -- n. A choriamb.

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choriambic
  1. Of or relating to a choriam

  2. n. A choriamb.

Usage examples of "choriambic".

The youths and maidens now chanted mellifluous choriambics to the accompaniment of lutes, and I felt enveloped in a peace and happiness more profound than any I had in life imagined, when the intrusion of a single sound altered my destiny and shattered my soul.