Meaning of ALLITERATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | u'litu`reytiv
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse" |
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| | Synonyms: | | rhymed, rhyming, rimed, riming |
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| | Definition: | | \Al*lit"er*a*tive\ (?; 277), a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as,
alliterative poetry. -- {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly}, adv. --
{Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | alliteral, alliterating, assonant, assonantal, belabored, chanting, chiming, cliche-ridden, dingdong, harping, humdrum, jingle-jangle, jingling, jog-trot, labored, monotone, monotonous, punning, rhymed, rhyming, singsong, tedious |
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