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choliamb
CIDE DICTIONARY
choliamb, n. [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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