slant rhyme
noun Prosody.
rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
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Nearby words
slant, slant board, slant culture, slant front, slant height, slant rhyme, slant-eyed, slant-in, slant-top, slanter, slantly
Also called half rhyme, imperfect rhyme, near rhyme, oblique rhyme, off rhyme.
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British Dictionary definitions for half-rhyme (1 of 2)
half-rhyme
noun
a rhyme in which the vowel sounds are not identical, such as years and yoursSee consonance (def. 2)
British Dictionary definitions for half-rhyme (2 of 2)
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