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stave rhyme

stave rhyme is the alternative form of stave-rhyme.

Meaning of stave-rhyme

Noun

stave-rhyme (usually uncountable, plural stave-rhymes)

  1. (countable, usually) A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.
    • The poem is littered with stave-rhymes like "start, stop".
    Synonyms:
    alliteration
  2. (usually) This kind of rhyme.
    • The poem exhibits stave-rhyme.

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Forms of stave rhyme

pluralstave rhymes

Questions about stave rhyme

What is stave rhyme the alternative form of?
Stave rhyme is the alternative form of stave-rhyme.

Words near stave rhyme in the dictionary

  1. stave acre
  2. stave church
  3. stave churches
  4. stave in
  5. stave off
  6. stave rhyme
  7. stave rhymes
  8. stave-acre
  9. stave-rhyme
  10. stave-rhymed
  11. stave-rhymes

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