alliteration
🇬🇧 UK/ә.litә'reiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
The repetition of the same consonant sound or letter at the beginning of closely connected words
头韵(法)
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedalto, toward
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literroot
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ationact, process, state
=alliteration
Common Collocations
- 1.use alliteration使用头韵
- 2.alliteration device头韵手法
- 3.poetic alliteration诗歌头韵
Example Sentences
- 1.
The phrase 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers' is famous for alliteration.
- 2.
The phrase 'Peter Piper picked' is an example of alliteration.
- 3.
Alliteration is commonly used in advertising slogans to make them memorable.