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rhyme

The origin and history of rhyme.

Etymology

From Middle English rime, possibly from Latin rhythmus (from Greek rhythmos, "measured flow"), or from an old Frankish word meaning "number, sequence" — the two influences merged over time, giving the modern "rh-" spelling.

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