"historic rhyme" meaning in All languages combined

See historic rhyme on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: historic rhymes [plural]
Etymology: historic + rhyme Etymology templates: {{com|en|historic|rhyme}} historic + rhyme Head templates: {{en-noun}} historic rhyme (plural historic rhymes)
  1. Rhymes that were full rhymes in an older stage of the language, but have since become eye rhymes owing to sound changes. Historic rhymes are used by historical linguists to reconstruct the phonology of old languages.
    Sense id: en-historic_rhyme-en-noun-7a3Dxa7C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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