rhyme

B2 Topic:Language & Linguistics

US /ˈraɪm/ UK /ɹaɪm/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like lime /l/ vs /r/

Freq #9033

Meanings

1

verb
To have the same ending sound as another word.

'Hat' and 'cat' rhyme.
2

noun
A word that ends with the same sound as another word.

Can you find a rhyme for 'orange'?
3

noun
A short poem or song, especially for children, with words that rhyme.

The children sang a nursery rhyme.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to have the same ending... rime

Word family

Forms rhymedrhymesrhyming

Derived forms berhymeholorhymeinterrhymemisrhymemonorhymeoutrhymequasi-rhymerhymabilityrhymablerhymefestrhymelessrhymelet

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Proverbs (1)

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History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes

Simplified etymology

Rhyme ultimately shares its origin with rhythm in Greek rhuthmos, related to rhein “to flow.” Rhythm itself once meant “rhyme” before acquiring its familiar sense of a musical beat.

Etymology

From Middle English rim, rime, ryme (“identical letters or sounds in words from the vowel in their stressed syllables to their ends; measure, meter, rhythm; song, verse, etc., with rhyming lines”), from Anglo-Norman rime, ryme (“identical letters or sounds in words from the vowel in their stressed syllables to their ends; song, verse, etc., with rhyming lines”) (modern French rime); further etymology uncertain, possibly either: * from Latin rhythmus (“rhythm”), from Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós, “measured motion, rhythm; regular, repeating motion, vibration”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Euro…

*h₂er- Proto-Indo-European rim Middle English rime xno rhythmus Latin ῥῠθμός Ancient Greek *srew- Proto-Indo-European *rīm frk *h₂rey- Proto-Indo-European rīm rim

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# rhyme

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈraɪm/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹaɪm/
**Frequency rank:** 9033

## Meanings
1. To have the same ending sound as another word.
2. A word that ends with the same sound as another word.
3. A short poem or song, especially for children, with words that rhyme.

## Examples
- 'Hat' and 'cat' rhyme.
- Can you find a rhyme for 'orange'?
- The children sang a nursery rhyme.

## Derived Forms
- berhyme
- holorhyme
- interrhyme
- misrhyme
- monorhyme
- outrhyme
- quasi-rhyme
- rhymability
- rhymable
- rhymefest
- rhymeless
- rhymelet

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂er-
- Root: rim
- Root: rime
- Root: rhythmus
- Root: ῥῠθμός
- Root: *srew-
- Root: *rīm
- Root: *h₂rey-
- Root: rīm

## Etymology
From Middle English rim, rime, ryme (“identical letters or sounds in words from the vowel in their stressed syllables to their ends; measure, meter, rhythm; song, verse, etc., with rhyming lines”), from Anglo-Norman rime, ryme (“identical letters or sounds in words from the vowel in their stressed syllables to their ends; song, verse, etc., with rhyming lines”) (modern French rime); further etymology uncertain, possibly either: * from Latin rhythmus (“rhythm”), from Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós, “measured motion, rhythm; regular, repeating motion, vibration”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Euro…

## AI Etymology
Rhyme comes from Middle English rim, rime, ryme (“identical letters or sounds in words from the vowel in their stressed syllables to their ends; measure, meter, rhythm; song, verse, etc., with rhyming lines”), from Anglo-Norman rime, ryme (“identical letters or sounds in words from the vowel in their stressed syllables to their ends; song, verse, etc. Modern senses include to have the same ending sound as another word. and a word that ends with the same sound as another word.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as berhyme, holorhyme, interrhyme, misrhyme, monorhyme, and outrhyme.

## Topics
- Language & Linguistics
- Actions & Processes

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