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alliteration

Syllabification: (al·lit·er·a·tion)
Pronunciation: /əˌlitəˈrāSHən/

Definition of alliteration

noun

  • the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Origin:

early 17th century: from medieval Latin alliteratio(n-), from Latin ad- (expressing addition) + littera 'letter'

Spell alliteration and the related word alliterative with a double l.

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