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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrima
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rima
"O poema foi escrito sem nenhuma rima."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of lines, especially when used at the ends of lines in poetry.
"The poem has a strict AABB rhyme scheme."
- 1
To have the same end sound as another word.
"Cat and hat rhyme with each other."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: alteration of Old French rime, from Provençal rim, probably of Germanic origin and related to Old English rīm 'number'. The spelling with rh- arose in the 16th century by association with Greek rhythmos (rhythm).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rhyme" is said worldwide
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rime
Transliteration: rime
"Ce poème utilise une rime riche."
Reim
Transliteration: Reim
"Das Gedicht hat einen schönen Reim."
rima
Transliteration: rima
"Cercava una rima perfetta per la sua poesia."
rima
Transliteration: rima
"La canción tiene una rima pegadiza."
rima
Transliteration: rima
"O poema foi escrito sem nenhuma rima."
तुकांत
Transliteration: tukant
"इस कविता में अच्छा तुकांत है।"
韵
Transliteration: yùn
"这首诗的韵律很优美。"
라임
Transliteration: raim
"그 랩은 라임이 아주 좋습니다."
韻
Transliteration: in
"その詩は美しい韻を踏んでいる。"
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