non-rhyme

non--rhyme

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te rahym]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ raɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te rahym]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ raɪm/

Definitions of non-rhyme word

noun non-rhyme identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse. 1
noun non-rhyme a word agreeing with another in terminal sound: Find is a rhyme for mind and womankind. 1
noun non-rhyme verse or poetry having correspondence in the terminal sounds of the lines. 1
noun non-rhyme a poem or piece of verse having such correspondence. 1
noun non-rhyme verse (def 4). 1
verb with object non-rhyme to treat in rhyme, as a subject; turn into rhyme, as something in prose. 1

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Origin of non-rhyme

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English rime < Old French, derivative of rimer to rhyme < Gallo-Romance *rimāre to put in a row ≪ Old High German rīm series, row; probably not connected with Latin rhythmus rhythm, although current spelling (from c1600) apparently by association with this word

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Parts of speech for Non-rhyme

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-rhyme

non-rhyme popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".