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

masculine rhyme

noun

/ˌmæskjəlɪn ˈraɪm/

/ˌmæskjəlɪn ˈraɪm/

[uncountable, countable] (specialist)

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a rhyme between words that have the emphasis on the last syllable, for example ‘before’ and ‘explore’ compare feminine rhyme

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