"tail rhyme" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tail rhymes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tail rhyme (plural tail rhymes)
  1. rhyme in which the rhyming lines in each verse are followed by a shorter line; these shorter lines sometimes rhyme with each other Synonyms: caudate rhyme
    Sense id: en-tail_rhyme-en-noun-rrk1Okjw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "word": "caudate rhyme"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "tail rhyme"
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    }
  ],
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