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holorhyme

holorhyme noun: an extreme form of rhyme in which two lines are phonetically identical (as in "For I scream / for ice-cream").

Noun

holorhyme (countable and uncountable, plural holorhymes)

  1. (rare) An extreme form of rhyme in which two lines are phonetically identical (as in "For I scream / for ice-cream").

Forms of holorhyme

pluralholorhymes

Origin of holorhyme

From holo- + rhyme.

Questions about holorhyme

What does holorhyme mean?
Holorhyme means an extreme form of rhyme in which two lines are phonetically identical (as in "For I scream / for ice-cream").
What part of speech is holorhyme?
Holorhyme is a noun.
What is the plural of holorhyme?
The plural of holorhyme is holorhymes.

Words near holorhyme in the dictionary

  1. holoreceptor
  2. holoreceptors
  3. holorecording
  4. holorecordings
  5. holorhinal
  6. holorhyme
  7. holorhymes
  8. holorime
  9. holorimes
  10. holors
  11. holos

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