sprung rhyme

noun

A form of rhyme in which the number of syllables varies, the stressed syllable being the first one.

Meanings

nounsprung rhyme (countable and uncountable, plural sprung rhymes)

plural sprung rhymes

  1. countableuncountableA form of rhyme in which the number of syllables varies, the stressed syllable being the first one.
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