rima — meaning in English

English meaning

• rhyme noun A similarity of sound between the endings of words, especially at the ends of lines of verse.
• rime noun Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).

Senses

rima is used for these senses in English:

• rhyme A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.
• rime (linguistics) The second part of a syllable, from the vowel on (as opposed to the onset).

rhyme — full definition

1. noun A similarity of sound between the endings of words, especially at the ends of lines of verse.
2. noun A short poem or verse, especially one with rhyming lines.
3. verb Of a word, to end with the same sound as another word.
4. verb To write in verse, using words that match in sound.

rime — full definition

1. noun Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).
2. noun A film or slimy coating.
3. noun White hair as an indication of old age.
4. noun Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog on to a cold surface.

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