choliambicadj.
/kəʊlɪˈambɪk/ Prosody.
a. Of, or pertaining to, the choliamb.
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scazontian1782
choliambic1832
scazontic1898
1832 Philol. Museum 1 285 The ancient choliambic poetry of Hipponax.
1883 Athenæum 31 Mar. 400/3 The choliambic metre, as employed by Babrius.
b. substantive in plural.
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scazon1672
choliambic1697
scazontica1831
choliamb1844
1697 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris 140 After him came one Babrius, that gave a new Turn of the Fables into Choliambics.
1882 Athenæum No. 2863. 340 This simple and charming writer of choliambics.
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