əˌlid.əˈrāshən, -itəˈ- also aˌ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: ad- + Latin litera, littera letter + English -ation — more at letter
: the repetition usually initially of a sound that is usually a consonant in two or more neighboring words or syllables (as w ild and w oolly, thr eatening thr ongs)