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Definition of double rhyme noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

double rhyme

noun

/ˌdʌbl ˈraɪm/

/ˌdʌbl ˈraɪm/

[uncountable]

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(in poetry) a pair of words that have two parts ending with the same sounds, for example ‘reading’ and ‘speeding’

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