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rhyme royal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
rhyme roy-al
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of English verse consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter having a rhyme scheme of ababbcc, first represented in English in works by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400).

Uncountable

noun

A single stanza of this form.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

This term was reportedly first used in the mid-1800s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rhymes royal (plural) rime royal (alternative)

Synonyms

ballade royal rhythm royal

Questions

What does rhyme royal mean?
A form of English verse consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter having a rhyme scheme of ababbcc, first represented in English in works by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400).
Where does rhyme royal come from?
This term was reportedly first used in the mid-1800s.

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