head rhyme

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hed rahym]
- /hɛd raɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hed rahym]
- /hɛd raɪm/

Definitions of head rhyme words

noun head rhyme beginning rhyme. 1
noun head rhyme The use of alliteration at the beginning of stressed syllables. 0

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Origin of head rhyme

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Head rhyme

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Head rhyme

head rhyme popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

head rhyme usage trend in Literature

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