choriambus

noun

cho·​ri·​am·​bus

ˌkōrēˈambəs

plural choriambuses

-bəsə̇z

or choriambi

-ˌbī

: a foot of four syllables in classical prosody in which the cadence of the trochee is followed by that of the iambus ( – ˘ ˘ – ) the corresponding pattern of cadence in accentual prosody (ó o o ó) consisting of the combination of trochee and iambus in succession

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin

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