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identical rhyme

 
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–noun Prosody.
1. rhyme created by the repetition of a word.
2. rime riche.

rime riche

  [reem reesh]
–noun, plural rimes riches  [reem reesh] . Prosody.
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.
Also called identical rhyme, perfect rhyme, rich rhyme.

Origin:
1900–05; < F: lit., rich rhyme
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identical rhyme  
n.  

  1. Repetition of the same word in the rhyme position.

  2. See rime riche.

rime riche   (rēm rēsh')   
n.   pl. rimes riches (rēm rēsh')
Rhyme using words or parts of words that are pronounced identically but have different meanings, for example, write-right or port-deport. Also called identical rhyme.

[French : rime, rhyme + riche, rich.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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