perfect rhyme
Americannoun
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rhyme of two words spelled or pronounced identically but differing in meaning, as rain, reign; rich rhyme.
noun
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Also called: full rhyme. rhyme between words in which the stressed vowels and any succeeding consonants are identical although the consonants preceding the stressed vowels may be different, as between part/hart or believe/conceive
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a rhyme between two words that are pronounced the same although differing in meaning, as in bough/bow
Example Sentences
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Of course, to Adams “fire” and “desire” may be the perfect rhyme.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2015
I like making words fit together like puzzle pieces, and coming up with the perfect rhyme.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
And the Hebrew word forms a perfect rhyme with its German equivalent: "Seth—steht."
From Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood by Lenker, John Nicholas
Why should we insist upon a perfect rhyme, as if it was a cog in a wheel?
From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John
Bless me! of life it is just the prime, A fact that I hope she will understand; And forty year is a perfect rhyme To dark brown eyes and a pretty hand.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
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