What is a verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last called?
choliambic — A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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