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rime riche

[ reem reesh ]

noun

, Prosody.
, plural rimes riches [reem, , reesh].
  1. 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.


rime riche

/ ˈriːm ˈriːʃ /

noun

  1. rhyme between words or syllables that are identical in sound, as in command/demand, pair/pear
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rime riche1

1900–05; < French: literally, rich rhyme
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rime riche1

French, literally: rich rhyme
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Example Sentences

But not now of entire words, as in the rime riche of the French, where livre (book) rhymes with livre (pound).

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