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Choliambic — Choliamb Cho li*amb, Choliambic Cho li*am bic, n. [L. choliambus, Gr. ?; ? lame + ? an iambus.] (Pros.) A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
choliambic — |kōlē|ambik adjective Etymology: Late Latin choliambus choliamb + English ic : of or belonging to a choliamb : consisting of choliambic lines … Useful english dictionary
Choliamb — Choliambic verse (also known as limping iambs or scazons or halting iambic [1]) is a form of meter in poetry. It is found in both Greek and Latin poetry in the classical period. Choliambic verse is sometimes called scazon, or lame iambic ,… … Wikipedia
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Choliamb — Cho li*amb, Choliambic Cho li*am bic, n. [L. choliambus, Gr. ?; ? lame + ? an iambus.] (Pros.) A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Babrius — ▪ fabulist flourished 2nd century AD author of a collection of fables (fable) in Greek. Nothing is known of the author. The fables are for the most part versions of the stock stories associated with the name of Aesop. Babrius has rendered… … Universalium
