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Noun alliteration has 1 sense
  1. alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme - use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
    --1 is a kind of rhyme, rime
    Derived form: verb alliterate1

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Alliteration

Noun

A literary device characterized by the repetition of sounds, particularly consonant sounds, at the beginning of neighboring or closely connected words.

Example sentence: "Sally sells seashells by the seashore."

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Verb

To use alliteration in writing or speech for stylistic purposes.

Example sentence: "The poet artfully alliterated words, creating a musical effect."

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