ASSONANCE


Meaning of ASSONANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-sə-nən(t)s ]

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 -nənt adjective or noun

• as·so·nant·al ˌa-sə-ˈnan-t ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.