| Rhyme (rhyme) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Rhyme |
| [OE. ryme,
rime, AS. r***imacr]m number; akin to OHG.
r***imacr]m number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The
modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of
German origin, and original |
An expression of thought in
numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale;
poetry; harmony of language.
Correspondence of sound in
the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one
succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or
syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one
begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel
sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final
consonants if there be any.
Verses, usually two, having this
correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing
rhymes.
A word answering in sound to another
word.
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| Rhyme (rhyme) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Rhyme |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Rhymed (?)]p. pr. *** vb. n.
Rhyming.] [OE. rimen, rymen, AS.
r&imacr]man to count: cf. F. rimer to rhyme. See
Rhyme, n.] |
To make
rhymes, or verses.
To accord in rhyme or sound.
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To
put into rhyme.
To influence by rhyme.
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