- 1[countable] a word that has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word Can you think of a rhyme for “beauty?”
- 2[countable] a short poem in which the last word in the line has the same sound as the last word in another line, especially the next one children's rhymes and stories see nursery rhyme
- 3[uncountable] the use of words in a poem or song that have the same sound, especially at the ends of lines a poem written in rhyme the poet's use of rhyme a poem with an unusual rhyme scheme a poem without rhyme Idioms
if there is no rhyme or reason to something or it happens without rhyme or reason, it happens in a way that cannot be easily explained or understood Suddenly, without rhyme or reason, his mood changed.
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