male rhyme

noun

A rhyme in which only the last syllable agrees, as in "laid", "afraid", "dismayed".

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Meanings

nounmale rhyme (countable and uncountable, plural male rhymes)

plural male rhymes

  1. countableuncountablecommunicationsA rhyme in which only the last syllable agrees, as in "laid", "afraid", "dismayed".
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Chicago

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