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alliteration

al·li·te·ration

US/əˌlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse

  • “around the rock the ragged rascal ran”
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Origin

From New Latin allīterātiō, from allīterātus, from allīterō, from Latin ad (“to, towards, near”) and lītera (“a letter”).

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