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rhyme

1 rhyme /ˈraɪm/ noun
plural rhymes
1 rhyme
/ˈraɪm/
noun
plural rhymes
Britannica Dictionary definition of RHYME
[count] : one of two or more words or phrases that end in the same sounds
[count] : a poem or song whose lines end in rhymes see also nursery rhyme
[noncount] : the use of rhymes in a poem or song

rhyme or reason

: a good reason or explanation for something used in negative statements
2 rhyme /ˈraɪm/ verb
rhymes; rhymed; rhyming
2 rhyme
/ˈraɪm/
verb
rhymes; rhymed; rhyming
Britannica Dictionary definition of RHYME
[no object] : to have or end with the same sounds
often + with
[no object] : to have lines that end with the same sounds
[+ object] : to use (a rhyme) in a poem, song, etc.