1. Plural of choriambus; metrical feet used in classical poetry, each consisting of four syllables in the pattern long-short-short-long.
Usage: technical; prosody; classical literature

Examples

• The poet employed choriambi throughout the verse to create a distinctive rhythmic pattern.
• In classical Greek drama, choriambi were frequently used in choral passages.
• The metrical analysis revealed several choriambi in the Latin hexameter.
• Students of prosody must learn to identify choriambi and other metrical feet.
• The choriambi gave the poem an unusual cadence compared to iambic meter.