🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

dictionnaire de rimes

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dik.sjɔ.nɛʁ də ʁim

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rhyming dictionary/ˈraɪ.mɪŋ ˈdɪk.ʃən.ər.i/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il a utilisé un dictionnaire de rimes pour écrire son poème."

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As noun
  1. 1

    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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