Rime


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Rime may refer to:

  • Rime ice, ice that forms when water droplets in fog freeze to the outer surfaces of objects, such as trees

Rime is also an alternative spelling of "rhyme" as a noun:

  • Syllable rime, term used in the study of phonology in linguistics
  • Rime dictionary, type of ancient Chinese dictionary used for writing poetry
  • Rime table, a syllable chart of the Chinese language
  • Rime riche, a form of rhyme using identical sounds

Literature

  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a 1798 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • Le Rime, a collection of lyrical poems by Dante Alighieri
  • The Rime of King William, a poetic eulogy of William the Conqueror written in Old English

Other uses

  • Noémi Rime, French opera singer
  • Rimé movement, an ecumenical movement within Tibetan Buddhism
  • RelayNet International Mail Exchange (RIME), an e-mail exchange networking protocol
  • Rime (video game), an action-adventure video game

See also

  • Rhyme, a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words
  • Rimes, a surname
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