holorhyme

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noun

An extreme form of rhyme in which two lines are phonetically identical (as in "For I scream / for ice-cream").

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Meanings

nounholorhyme (countable and uncountable, plural holorhymes)

plural holorhymes

  1. countablerareuncountableAn extreme form of rhyme in which two lines are phonetically identical (as in "For I scream / for ice-cream").

Origin

From holo- + rhyme.

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APA

holorhyme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holorhyme

MLA

“holorhyme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holorhyme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holorhyme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holorhyme.

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