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consonantal alliteration

con·so·nan·tal al·lit·er·a·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-suh-nan-tl uh-lit-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒn səˈnæn tl əˌlɪt əˈreɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-suh-nan-tl uh-lit-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒn səˈnæn tl əˌlɪt əˈreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of consonantal alliteration words

  • noun consonantal alliteration the use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word or each stressed syllable in a line of verse, as in around the rock the ragged rascal ran 3
  • noun consonantal alliteration the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration) as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration) as in each to all. Compare consonance (def 4a). 1
  • noun consonantal alliteration the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in apt alliteration's artful aid. 1
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Origin of consonantal alliteration

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Medieval Latin alliterātiōn-, stem of alliterātiō, equivalent to al- al- + literātiō, modeled after obliterātiō obliteration but intended to convey a derivative of littera letter

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Parts of speech for Consonantal alliteration

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Consonantal alliteration

consonantal alliteration popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

consonantal alliteration usage trend in Literature

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