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noun
A form of rhyme having the same consonants but different vowels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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Synonyms: consonant rhyme, pararhyme
Antonyms: perfect rhyme, exact rhyme, full rhyme
Broader terms: imperfect rhyme, rhyme, concord
noun
Harmony; agreement; absence of discordance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: concord, concordance
Antonyms: dissonance, cacophony
noun
the property of sounding harmonious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: harmoniousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: harmony
noun
the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: consonant rhyme
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rhyme, rime
History
From Middle English consonance, from Middle French consonance, from Latin cōnsonantia. Doublet of consonancy. By surface analysis, con- + son- + -ance.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
