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rhyme royal


rhyme royal

noun \-ˈrȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of RHYME ROYAL

: a stanza of seven lines in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of ababbcc

First Known Use of RHYME ROYAL

circa 1841

Rhymes with RHYME ROYAL

coal oil, corn oil, fish oil, fixed oil, free-soil, fuel oil, gas oil, night soil, palm oil, red soil, rose oil, shale oil, snake oil, sperm oil, subsoil, tung oil, white oil

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