double rhyme

n. A two-syllable feminine rhyme, as in regal/eagle or ended/blended.

fem′inine rhyme′

n. 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. [1865–70]

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Noun

double rhyme - a two-syllable rhyme; "`ended' and `blended' form a double rhyme"rhyme, rime - correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

double rhyme

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fem′inine rhyme′

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noun a two-syllable rhyme

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