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rhyme noun [ rʌɪm ]

• correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
• "poetic features such as rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration"

rhyme verb

• (of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another.
• "balloon rhymes with moon"
Origin: Middle English rime, from Old French, from medieval Latin rithmus, via Latin from Greek rhuthmos (see rhythm). The current spelling was introduced in the early 17th century under the influence of rhythm .

rhyme or reason

• logical explanation or reason.
"without rhyme or reason his mood changed"



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