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Noun: masculine rhyme
  1. A rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
    "In English-language poetry, especially serious verse, masculine rhymes comprise a majority of all rhymes."

Derived forms: masculine rhymes

Type of: rhyme, rime [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Masculine rhyme