English
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Etymology
ME. ryme, rime, from OF. rime.
Alternative spellings
rime (Obsolete)
Pronunciation
IPA|/raɪm/, SAMPA|/raIm/, AHD|rīm
rhymes|aɪm
Homophones
rime
Noun
en-noun
- Verse, poetry.
#:nursery rhyme
- uncountable The fact of rhyming. <!--is this correct?-->
- A word that rhymes with another.
#:"Awake" is a rhyme for "lake".
Translations
trans-top|verse, poetry
German: Reim m
Turkish: kafiye, uyak
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trans-top|word that rhymes with another
Czech: rým m
trans-mid
Slovene: rima f
Spanish: rima m
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Related terms
rhyme or reason
eye rhyme
male rhyme
nursery rhyme
Verb
en-verb|rhymes|rhyming|rhymed
- italbrac|transitive|followed by with Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
#:"Creation" rhymes with "integration".
- italbrac|reciprocal Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.
#:"Mug" and "rug" rhyme.
#:"India" and "windier" rhyme with each other in non-rhotic accents.
Related terms
rhyming slang
Translations
trans-top|1
Czech: rýmovat se
German: sich reimen
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Slovene: rimati se
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trans-top|2
German: sich reimen
trans-mid
Slovene: rimati se
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Chinese: � (yùn) n, �� (yayun) v
French: vers mpl, rime f, rimer vi
Italian: rima f, rimare vi
Japanese: � (in), ���� (in o fumu) v
Portuguese: rima
Serbian: slik, srok
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