Meaning & use

Rhymed

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Had a matching sound at the end of lines or words; composed using rhyme.

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The poet rhymed "moon" with "June" in the final stanza.

Their names rhymed, which the twins found endlessly amusing.

A note on using this word

"Rhymed verse" is often contrasted with "blank verse," which follows meter but not rhyme.

Words with a similar meaning

matched in sound

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Another way to use it

2. adjective

Composed in or characterized by rhyme.

The children recited a rhymed alphabet song.

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