Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rheme

/ɹiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rheme
IPA
/ɹiːm/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.

noun

Synonym of sumisign.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥῆμα (rhêma, “word, phrase, verb”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *werh₁-, ῥῆμα

Inflected Forms

rhemes (plural)

Derived Forms

rhematic rhetic

Frequently Paired Words

comment predicate subject topic theme

Synonyms

comment sumisign

Homonyms

ream reim

Rhymes With

team a team seem dream prime supreme cream stream on stream extreme scheme steam

Questions

How do you pronounce rheme?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːm/.
What does rheme mean?
The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
Where does rheme come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce rheme

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