ASSONANCE


Meaning of ASSONANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈæsəunəns ]

n. the resemblance of sound between two syllables in nearby words, arising from the rhyming of two or more accented vowels, but not consonants, or the use of identical consonants with different vowels, e.g. sonnet, porridge, and killed, cold, culled. øøassonant adj. assonate v.intr. [F f. L assonare respond to (as AD-, sonus sound)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.