Phrase guide

half rhyme

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of imperfect rhyme in which the final (coda) consonants of stressed syllables (and, in modern English poetry, any following syllables to the end of the words) are identical in sound, but the vowels of the stressed syllables are not.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: near rhyme, quasi-rhyme, slant rhyme

Antonyms: exact rhyme, full rhyme, perfect rhyme

Broader terms: imperfect rhyme, rhyme, concord

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noun

Meaning 2

An instance of this form of rhyme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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