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Definition of Choreus
1. n. a trochee.
Definition of Choreus
1. a trochee [n -ES] - See also: trochee
Lexicographical Neighbors of Choreus
Literary usage of Choreus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quintilian's Institutes of Oratory: Or, Education of an Orator by Quintilian (1876)
"But it is more proper to say that these phrases are terminated by a choreus with
a spondee preceding, for the rhythm lies chiefly in the words Nos posse~ ..."
2. History of Roman Literature: From It's Earliest Period to the Augustan Age by John Colin Dunlop (1823)
"... consisting of six feet—choreus or spondee, a dactyl, ... a dactyl, and lastly
a choreus. " Alter | parva fe | rens manu | semper | munera | larga. ..."
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