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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin choriambĭcus, from Ancient Greek χοριαμβικός (khoriambikós). By surface analysis, coriambo + -ico.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈrjam.bi.ko/
- Rhymes: -ambiko
- Hyphenation: co‧riàm‧bi‧co
Adjective
coriambico (feminine coriambica, masculine plural coriambici, feminine plural coriambiche)
- (poetry) choriambic
Further reading
- coriambico in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- coriambico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- coriàmbico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- coriàmbico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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