CHORIAMBUS, noun In ancient poetry, a foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; that is, a choreus or trochee and an iambus united; as, nobilitas, anxietas.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.