true rhyme

noun

1. full rhyme.

Word History and Origins

Origin of true rhyme¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

So it has definitely moved and it's in its last two stanzas towards much something much closer to a true rhyme.

From The New Yorker

There is no true rhyme or reason to morality or life on “Fargo.”

From Los Angeles Times

In this week’s Popcast, I talk hip-hop with Mr. Miranda — the songs that were important to him as a teenager, the rappers who inspired specific characters and scenes in his work, and whether Stephen Sondheim’s obsession with true rhyme is the same as New York hip-hop purism.

From New York Times

Assonance must never be mistaken for true rhyme, and combinations like boats-float or them-brim should be avoided.

From Project Gutenberg

The rhyming is a little uneven, and in one case assonance is made to answer for true rhyme.

From Project Gutenberg