cho·li·amb
| \ ˈkōlēˌam(b) \
variants:
or choliambus \
ˌkōlēˈambəs
\
plural choliambs\
-ˌamz
\ or choliambi\
-ˈamˌbī , -(ˌ)bē
\
Definition of choliamb
: a quantitative iambic trimeter verse of six feet having a spondee or trochee in the last foot
— called also scazon
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