choliambic

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English

Etymology

From choliamb +‎ -ic.

Adjective

choliambic (not comparable)

  1. (poetry) Employing or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs.

Noun

choliambic (plural choliambics)

  1. (poetry) A choliamb.