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stave-rhyme

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /steɪv.ɹaɪm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

Examples

  • The poem is littered with stave-rhymes like "start, stop".

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

This kind of rhyme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The poem exhibits stave-rhyme.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To exhibit this kind of rhyme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Most likely a calque of a Germanic term, such as German Stabreim or Danish stavrim.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Old Norse: stuðill — word which rhymes
  • Old Norse: hǫfuðstafr — word which rhymes
  • Swedish: stavrim — word which rhymes
  • Swedish: allitteration — word which rhymes
  • Bulgarian: алитерация (aliteracija) — kind of rhyme
  • German: Stabreim — kind of rhyme
  • German: stabreimen — to exhibit this kind of rhyme