true rhyme
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of true rhyme
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The rhyming is a little uneven, and in one case assonance is made to answer for true rhyme.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
Assonance must never be mistaken for true rhyme, and combinations like boats-float or them-brim should be avoided.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
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