choliamb

CIDE DICTIONARY

choliambn. [L. choliambus, Gr. ; lame + an iambus.].
     A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

choliamb, n. Prosody = SCAZON.

Derivative
choliambic adj.
Etymology
LL choliambus f. Gk kholiambos f. kholos lame: see IAMBUS

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