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misrhyme en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈmɪsɹaɪm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English rhyme English misrhyme From mis- + rhyme.

Meanings

A false rhyme.
- In this poem his 'vernacular' bluster and garish misrhymes build to a pitch of rowdy anarchy; 'lanes' rhymes with 'sardines', 'bucket' with 'like it', 'toad-like' with 'hard luck' and 'blarney' with 'money' […] 2014, James Booth, Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love, page 190:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
misrhymes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

misrhyme en · VERB

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/mɪsˈɹaɪm/
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Meanings

To rhyme incorrectly.
- It is an open question whether or not Blake misrhymed deliberately. 1965, Alicia Ostriker, Vision and Verse in William Blake:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
misrhymed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
misrhymed	Tense=Past	lexicographic
misrhymes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
misrhyming	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic