rime riche

[ reem reesh ]

noun

, Prosody.

, plural rimes riches [reem, , reesh].

1. 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

/ ˈriːm ˈriːʃ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rime riche¹

1900–05; < French: literally, rich rhyme

Word History and Origins

Origin of rime riche¹

French, literally: rich rhyme

Example Sentences

But not now of entire words, as in the rime riche of the French, where livre (book) rhymes with livre (pound).

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