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Choliambic

{

Cho′li-amb

,

Choˊli-am′bic

, }

Noun.

[L.

choliambus

, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] lame + [GREEK] an iambus.]

(Pros.)

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

Definition 2024

choliambic

choliambic

English

Adjective

choliambic ‎(not comparable)

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

Noun

choliambic ‎(plural choliambics)

(poetry) A choliamb.