Chō'rī-ămb or Chō'rī-ăm'bus, n.

n. [Lat. choriambus, Gr. χορίαμβος, from χορεῖος, trochee, and ἴαμβος, iambus, q. v.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united.