rhyme (n.)

In METRICAL PHONOLOGY, a term referring to a single CONSTITUENT of SYLLABLE structure comprising the NUCLEUS (the non-consonantal SEGMENTS) and CODA (the final sequence of CONSONANTAL segments); sometimes also called the rime (using a less common US spelling to reinforce its technical interpretation in this context) or core. The notion postulates a close relationship between these two elements of the syllable, as distinct from the syllable ONSET (the initial consonant sequence). Stress is assigned to syllables using only the elements of the STRING DOMINATED by rhyme NODES (i.e. onsets are ignored); this principle is called rhyme projection.