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alliteration

al·lit·er·a·tion [ ə lìttə ráysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
use of similar consonants: a poetic or literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants, as in "Whither wilt thou wander, wayfarer?"
See also  assonance


[Early 17th century. < medieval Latin alliteration-< Latin littera "letter of the alphabet"]
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