alliteration

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Synonyms: alteration, obliteration, allineation, alliterative, literation, alliterator, alliterations, alliterating

Antonyms: alteration, obliteration, allineation, alliterative, literation, alliterator, alliterations, alliterating

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Noun

1. 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]] [[syllable]]s.
2. The recurrence of the same letters or sounds in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter.

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