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assonantal

as·so·nance
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-uh-nuh ns]
    • /ˈæs ə nəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-uh-nuh ns]
    • /ˈæs ə nəns/

Definitions of assonantal word

  • noun assonantal resemblance of sounds. 1
  • noun assonantal Also called vowel rhyme. Prosody. rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words, as in penitent and reticence. 1
  • noun assonantal partial agreement or correspondence. 1
  • abbreviation ASSONANTAL Assonant. 1

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Origin of assonantal

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; < French, equivalent to asson(ant) sounding in answer (see as-, sonant) + -ance -ance

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Parts of speech for Assonantal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

assonantal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

assonantal usage trend in Literature

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