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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Words nearby slant rhyme
slant, slant board, slant culture, slant front, slant height, slant rhyme, slant-eyed, slant-in, slant-top, slanter, slantwise
Also called half rhyme, imperfect rhyme, near rhyme, oblique rhyme, off rhyme.
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