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male rhyme

male rhyme noun: a rhyme in which only the last syllable agrees, as in "laid", "afraid", "dismayed".

Noun

male rhyme (countable and uncountable, plural male rhymes)

  1. A rhyme in which only the last syllable agrees, as in "laid", "afraid", "dismayed".

Forms of male rhyme

pluralmale rhymes

Questions about male rhyme

What does male rhyme mean?
Male rhyme means a rhyme in which only the last syllable agrees, as in "laid", "afraid", "dismayed".
What part of speech is male rhyme?
Male rhyme is a noun.
What is the plural of male rhyme?
The plural of male rhyme is male rhymes.

Words near male rhyme in the dictionary

  1. male menopause
  2. male menstruation
  3. male organ
  4. male pattern baldness
  5. male pattern violence
  6. male rhyme
  7. male rhymes
  8. male tank
  9. male tanks
  10. male, pale and stale
  11. male-

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