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1rhyme Listen to audio/ˈraɪm/ noun
plural rhymes
1 [count] : one of two or more words or phrases that end in the same sounds
She used moon as a rhyme for June. He couldn't think of a rhyme for orange.
2 [count] : a poem or song whose lines end in rhymes
children's rhymes a catchy rhymesee also nursery rhyme
3 [noncount] : the use of rhymes in a poem or song
They're learning about meter and rhyme. He delivered the speech in rhyme. [=he used words that rhyme in the speech] poems that use rhyme
rhyme or reason
: a good reason or explanation for something — used in negative statements There seems to be no rhyme or reason to/for some of the things he does. She does things without rhyme or reason.

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