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slant rhyme

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noun Prosody.
  1. rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
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Also called half rhyme, imperfect rhyme, near rhyme, oblique rhyme, off rhyme.
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Related Words for slant rhyme

poem, poetry, verse, cadence, rhythm, tune, song, beat, couplet, poesy, meter, harmony, measure, ode, doggerel, rune, alliteration, half-rhyme
British Dictionary definitions for slant rhyme

slant rhyme

noun
  1. prosody another term for half-rhyme
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