Choriamb
[kawr-ee-amb, -am, kohr-] /ˈkɔr iˌæmb, -ˌæm, ˈkoʊr-/
noun, Prosody.
1.
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
/ˈkɒrɪˌæmb/
noun (pl) -ambs, -ambi (-ˈæmbaɪ)
1.
(prosody) a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
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