rime riche

American

[reem reesh] / ˈrim ˈriʃ /

noun

Prosody.

plural

rimes riches

rhyme created by the use of two different words, or groups of words, of which both the stressed syllables and any following syllables are identical, as in lighted, delighted.

rime riche British

/ ˈriːm ˈriːʃ /

noun

rhyme between words or syllables that are identical in sound, as in command/demand, pair/pear

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Etymology

Origin of rime riche

1900–05; < French: literally, rich rhyme

Example Sentences

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The proud recipient of these tokens of confidence gave two of them to a couple of artists—ferocious romantics, who would gladly have eaten an Academician, if necessary; two he gave to a brace of young poets who secretly practised la rime riche, le mot propre, and la metaphore exacte: the other two he reserved for his cousin and himself.

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