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/ˈraɪ.mɪŋ ˈdɪk.ʃən.ər.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A reference book or database listing words grouped by their ending sounds, typically used by poets, lyricists, and writers.
"The songwriter consulted a rhyming dictionary to find a suitable match for the final word of the chorus."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English terms 'rhyme' (from Old English 'rīm' meaning number or verse, later influenced by Old French 'rime') and 'dictionary' (from Medieval Latin 'dictionarium', meaning a collection of words). The concept represents a specialized reference work organized by the phonetic endings of words rather than their initial letters, commonly used by poets and lyricists since the early modern period.
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dictionnaire de rimes
Transliteration: dik.sjɔ.nɛʁ də ʁim
"Il a utilisé un dictionnaire de rimes pour écrire son poème."
Reimlexikon
Transliteration: ˈʁaɪmˌlɛksikɔn
"Der Dichter schlug im Reimlexikon nach."
dizionario delle rime
Transliteration: di.tjoˈnaː.rjo ˈdel.le ˈri.me
"Ha cercato una parola nel dizionario delle rime."
diccionario de rimas
Transliteration: dik.sjoˈna.ɾjo ðe ˈɾi.mas
"El poeta consultó el diccionario de rimas."
dicionário de rimas
Transliteration: di.si.uˈna.ɾju dʒi ˈɾi.mɐs
"Ela usou um dicionário de rimas para compor a música."
तुकांत शब्दकोश
Transliteration: tukant shabdakosh
"गीتकार ने तुकान्त शब्दकोश का उपयोग किया।"
韵书
Transliteration: yùn shū
"这位诗人经常查阅韵书来寻找灵感。"
운율 사전
Transliteration: un-yul sa-jeon
"작사가가 운율 사전을 펼쳐 들었다."
韻脚辞典
Transliteration: inkyaku jiten
"詩人は韻脚辞典を使って言葉を探した。"
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