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allitération — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alliteration noun The repetition of the same initial consonant sound across nearby words, as in "wild and windy" or "Peter Piper picked".

Senses

allitération is used for these senses in English:

  • alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables.