- leonine rhyme
- noun
Etymology: probably translation of French rime léonine, from Middle French: internal rhyme used in leonine verse
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Leonine verse — is a type of versification based on internal rhyme, and commonly used in Latin verse of the European Middle Ages. The invention of such conscious rhymes, foreign to Classical Latin poetry, is traditionally attributed to a probably apocryphal monk … Wikipedia
rhyme — rhymer, n. /ruym/, n., v., rhymed, rhyming. n. 1. identity in sound of some part, esp. the end, of words or lines of verse. 2. a word agreeing with another in terminal sound: Find is a rhyme for mind and womankind. 3. verse or poetry having… … Universalium
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Rhyme — A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word rhyme may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
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leonine verse — noun Etymology: probably from French léonin, from Middle French, from Old French 1. : Latin verse in which the last word in the line rhymes with the word just before the middle caesura (as in “gloria factorum temere conceditus horum”) 2. :… … Useful english dictionary
leonine — a. like a lion. ♦ leonine partnership, one in which partner bears losses but receives no profits. ♦ Leonine (verse), n. Latin verse line with internal rhyme … Dictionary of difficult words
leoninerhyme — leonine rhyme n. A form of internal rhyme in which the word preceding the caesura rhymes with the final word in the line, as in: “For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams” (Edgar Allan Poe). [Probably after Leo or Leonius, name of an … Universalium
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