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 rhymes2 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