Cho′ri‐am″bus (?), n.; pl. L. Choriambi (#), E. Choriambuses (#). [L. choriambus, Gr. �; � a choreus + � iambus.] (Anc. Pros.) 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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.