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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Rhyme using words or parts of words that are pronounced identically but have different meanings, for example, write-right or port-deport.

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  • noun poetry A form of rhyme with identical sounds, example "pear" and "pair".

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French : rime, rhyme + riche, rich.]

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