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Definition of 'rime'Etymology 1
From (etyl) rim, from Old English .
Noun
( -)
(meteorology|uncountable) ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog onto a cold surface.
* De Quincey
- The trees were now covered with rime .
(meteorology|uncountable) a coating or sheet of ice so formed.
(uncountable) a film or slimy coating.
Synonyms
* (a deposition of ice) hoarfrost, frost
Derived terms
* rimy
Verb
(rim)
To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
Etymology 2
(etyl) rime, from (etyl) . Influenced in meaning by (etyl) rime from the same Germanic source.
Alternative forms
* rhyme
Noun
( en-noun)
(obsolete|or|dialectal) Number.
rhyme
- (Coleridge)
- (Landor)
(linguistics) the second part of a syllable, from the vowel on, as opposed to the onset
Usage notes
In reading education, "rime" refers to the vowel and the letters that come after the vowels in a syllable. For example, sit, spit, and split all have the same rime (-it). Words that rhyme often share the same rime, such as rock and sock (-ock). However, words that rhyme do not always share the same rime, such as claim and fame (-aim and -ame). Additionally, words that share the same rime do not always rhyme, such as tough and though (-ough). Rhyme and rime are not interchangeable, although they often overlap.
Verb
(rim)
Etymology 3
Uncertain.
Noun
( en-noun)
A step of a ladder; a rung.
Etymology 4
( etyl) ( lena) rima.
Noun
( en-noun)
A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack.
- (Sir Thomas Browne)
External links
* SIL Glossary of Linguistic Terms
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