triple rhyme

noun

See under feminine rhyme.

Words nearby triple rhyme

triple integral, triple jump, triple play, triple point, triple response, triple rhyme, triple rhythm, triple sec, triple superphosphate, triple threat, triple time

Definition for triple rhyme (2 of 2)

feminine rhyme

noun Prosody.

a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme), as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme), as in fortunate, importunate.
Also called female rhyme.

Origin of feminine rhyme

First recorded in 1865–70

British Dictionary definitions for triple rhyme

feminine rhyme

noun

prosody a rhyme between words in which one, two, or more unstressed syllables follow a stressed one, as in elation, nation or merrily, verily Compare masculine rhyme