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.