Meaning Of The Word Alliteration

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What's The Definition Of Alliteration?

alliteration
variable noun: Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.

alliteration in American English
repetition of an initial sound, usually of a consonant or cluster, in two or more words of a phrase, line of poetry, etc. (Ex.: “What a t ale of t error now their turbulency t ells!”)
noun: 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 alliterat

alliteration in British English
noun: the use of the same consonant ( consonantal alliteration) or of a vowel, not necessarily the same vowel ( vocalic alliteration), at the beginning of each word or each stressed syllable in a line of verse, as in around the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran

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