rime riche

[reem reesh]

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.


Origin:
1900–05; < French: literally, rich rhyme
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rime riche (ˈriːm ˈriːʃ)
 
n , pl rimes riches
rhyme between words or syllables that are identical in sound, as in command/demand, pair/pear
 
[French, literally: rich rhyme]

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rime riche

in French and English prosody, a rhyme produced by agreement in sound not only of the last accented vowel and any succeeding sounds but also of the consonant preceding this rhyming vowel. A rime riche may consist of homographs (fair/fair) or homophones (write/right). It is distinguished from rime suffisante.

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