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perfect rhyme

per·fect rhyme (plural per·fect rhymes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. rhyme of differently spelled words: a rhyme of two words that are pronounced the same but spelled differently and have different meanings, e.g. "flew" and "flue"

2. rhyme with last parts same: a rhyme in which the stressed vowel and the consonants following it are the same, e.g. "alive" and "contrive"

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