Choriambus

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun 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.

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choriambus
chŏrĭambus, i, m., = χορίαμβος, in verse, I a foot composed of a choreus and an iambus ,– ⏑ ⏑ –, Di...

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