"choliambic" meaning in All languages combined

See choliambic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: choliamb + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|choliamb|ic}} choliamb + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} choliambic (not comparable)
  1. (poetry) Employing or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-choliambic-en-adj-Iu86n0j0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 58 42 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Noun [English]

Forms: choliambics [plural]
Etymology: choliamb + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|choliamb|ic}} choliamb + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} choliambic (plural choliambics)
  1. (poetry) A choliamb. Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-choliambic-en-noun-gVkN9~kE Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for choliambic meaning in All languages combined (2.3kB)

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