RHYME


Meaning of RHYME in English

n.

Variant: also rime

Pronunciation: ' r ī m

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English rime, from Anglo-French

Date: 13th century

1 a (1) : rhyming verse (2) : POETRY b : a composition in verse that rhymes

2 a : correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition or utterance (as two or more words or lines of verse) b : one of two or more words thus corresponding in sound c : correspondence of other than terminal word sounds: as (1) : ALLITERATION (2) : INTERNAL RHYME

3 : RHYTHM , MEASURE

– rhyme · less adjective

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