n.
Pronunciation: ' a-s ə -n ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Latin assonare to answer with the same sound, from ad- + sonare to sound, from sonus sound ― more at SOUND
Date: 1727
1 : resemblance of sound in words or syllables
2 a : relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels b : repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants (as in stony and holy ) used as an alternative to rhyme in verse
– as · so · nant \ -n ə nt \ adjective or noun
– as · so · nant · al \ ˌ a-s ə - ' nan-t ə l \ adjective