Main Entry: ¹rhyme

Variant(s): also rime \ˈrīm\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English rime, from Anglo-French

Date: 13th century

1 a (1) : rhyming verse (2) : poetry b : a composition in verse that rhymes
2 a : correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition or utterance (as two or more words or lines of verse) b : one of two or more words thus corresponding in sound c : correspondence of other than terminal word sounds: as (1) : alliteration (2) : internal rhyme
3 : rhythm, measure

— rhyme·less adjective