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per·fec·t rhyme
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perfect rhymenoun
A (form of) rhyme in which the vowels and final (coda) consonants of stressed syllables (and, in modern English poetry, any following syllables to the end of the words) are identical in sound.
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perfect rhyme
Perfect rhyme—also called full rhyme, exact rhyme, or true rhyme—is a form of rhyme between two words or phrases, satisfying the following conditions: The stressed vowel sound in both words must be identical, as well as any subsequent sounds. For example, the words "trouble" and "bubble" (from Shakespeare's Macbeth) form a perfect rhyme. The onset of the stressed syllable in the words must differ. For example, "bean" and "green" is a perfect rhyme, while "leave" and "believe" is not.Word pairs that satisfy the first condition but not the second (such as the aforementioned "leave" and "believe") are technically identities (also known as identical rhymes or identicals). Homophones, being words of different meaning but identical pronunciation, are an example of identical rhyme.
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Perfect rhyme
A perfect rhyme — also called a full rhyme, exact rhyme, or true rhyme — is a rhyme in which the later part of the word or phrase is identical sounding to that of another. The following conditions are required for a rhyme to be perfect: ⁕The vowel sound in both words must be identical. — e.g. "sky" and high" ⁕The articulation that precedes the vowel sound must differ. "leave" and "believe" is an imperfect rhyme, whereas "green" and "spleen" are perfect rhymes. Word pairs that satisfy the first condition but not the second are technically identities. Homophones are sometimes classified as identical rhymes, though the classification isn't entirely accurate.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of perfect rhyme in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of perfect rhyme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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