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monorhyme

monorhyme noun: a poem or rhyme scheme whose lines all end with the same rhyme.

Noun

monorhyme (plural monorhymes)

  1. A poem or rhyme scheme whose lines all end with the same rhyme.
    • Until 1629 no other rhyme scheme approaches the importance of monorhyme; in 1655–1729 alternating rhyme numbers over half of the total output, and for two of the next three generations it drops down to about a third.2013, David Malkiel, Stones Speak - Hebrew Tombstones from Padua, 1529-1862, page 36

Adjective

monorhyme (not comparable)

  1. Having a single rhyme

Forms of monorhyme

pluralmonorhymes

Origin of monorhyme

From mono- + rhyme.

Questions about monorhyme

What does monorhyme mean?
Monorhyme means a poem or rhyme scheme whose lines all end with the same rhyme.
What part of speech is monorhyme?
Monorhyme can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of monorhyme?
The plural of monorhyme is monorhymes.

Words near monorhyme in the dictionary

  1. monorhinally
  2. monorhine
  3. monorhines
  4. monorhinic
  5. monorhinous
  6. monorhyme
  7. monorhymed
  8. monorhymes
  9. monorhyming
  10. monorhythmic
  11. monorhythmical

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