slant rhyme

The definition of a slant rhyme is when there is a close, but not exact, rhyme.

(noun)

An example of slant rhyme is barn and yard.

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See slant rhyme in Webster's New World College Dictionary

rhyme in which there is close but not exact correspondence of sounds (Ex.: lid, lad; wait, made)

See slant rhyme in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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