ALLITERATION


Meaning of ALLITERATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˌli-tə-ˈrā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: ad- + Latin littera letter

Date: circa 1624

: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (as w ild and w oolly, thr eatening thr ongs) — called also head rhyme, initial rhyme

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