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  2. List of closed pairs of English rhyming words - Wikipedia

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    concoction, decoction (In GA, these rhyme with auction; there is also the YouTube slang word obnoxion, meaning something that is obnoxious.) distinguish , extinguish pneumatic , rheumatic

  3. Japanese godan and ichidan verbs - Wikipedia

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    The majority of verbs that rhyme with 〜ぇる (-eru) are monograde verbs. 2886 of the 3013 〜ぇる (-eru) verbs [ca. 95%] listed in JMdict are monograde verbs. [citation needed] Kana and kanji based heuristics for 〜ぃる (-iru) and 〜ぇる (-eru) verbs: Verbs written entirely in hiragana are quinquegrade verbs. For example, びびる ...

  4. Rhyming dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Rhyming dictionaries for Old English, Elizabethan poetry, or Standard English would have quite different content. Rhyming dictionaries are invaluable for historical linguistics; as they record pronunciation, they can be used to reconstruct pronunciation differences and similarities that are not reflected in spelling.

  5. List of English words without rhymes - Wikipedia

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    tufts rhymes with scufts, the third-person singular form of the dialectal verb scuft. [20] waltzed / ˈ-ɔː l t s t / rhymes with schmaltzed, as in "schmaltzed up" (see schmaltz). wasp rhymes with knosp, "an ornament in the form of a bud or knob". wharves / ˈ-ɔːr v z / rhymes with dwarves, the variant of dwarfs usually used in fantasy of ...

  6. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe - Wikipedia

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    Two versions of the rhyme were attested in court; both "Eeny meeny miny mo, Please sit down it's time to go" and "Pick a seat, it's time to go". The passengers in question were African American and stated that they were humiliated because of what they called the "racist history" of the rhyme. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Southwest and ...

  7. Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein - Wikipedia

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    Sleep, my little prince, sleep, The sheep and the birdies rest, The garden and the meadow are quiet, Not even a little bee buzzes anymore. Luna, with a silverly glow Looks in through the window, Sleep by the silvery glow, Sleep, my little prince, sleep, Sleep, sleep! By now, all are in bed in the castle, All lulled into a slumber, No more mice ...

  8. Pronunciation of English a - Wikipedia

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    The development of draft/draught is notable: in the 17th century it was usually spelled draught and pronounced to rhyme with caught, making clear its derivation from the verb to draw. The pronunciation with [f] was rare, and its use in current English is a historical accident resulting, according to Dobson, from the establishment of the ...

  9. Sandman - Wikipedia

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    In Norway and Sweden, he is called John Blund or Jon Blund ("blunda" is a verb that means both "to shut one's eyes" and "to keep one's eyes shut", and "[en] blund" is a noun that means both "[an] occurrence of eyes shut" and "[an] occurrence of sleep"), and in the Netherlands, Belgium and parts of southern Africa, he is referred to as "Klaas Vaak".