half-rhyme
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noun
a rhyme in which the vowel sounds are not identical, such as years and yoursSee consonance (def. 2)
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Words nearby half-rhyme
half-quartern, half-quire, half relief, half-remembered, half rest, half-rhyme, half-right, half-rod, half-round, half-round chisel, half-round file
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