cho·ri·amb (kôr??-?mb?, -?m?)n. A metrical foot consisting of a trochee followed by an iamb, much used in Greek and Latin poetry.[Late Latin choriambus, from Greek khoriambos : khoreios, trochee (from khoros, chorus; see chorus) + iambos, iamb.]cho?ri·am?bic (-?m?b?k) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.