alliteraladj.

Brit.

/əˈlɪt(ə)rəl/,

/əˈlɪt(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/əˈlɪdərəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alliterate v., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < alliter- (in alliterate v.) + -al suffix¹, after literal adj. Compare earlier alliterating adj., alliterative adj.

Alliterative, alliterating; (in later use sometimes) spec. designating or relating to (a characteristic of) the Nguni group of languages, in which there is an assimilation of the initial letters of grammatically connected words in a sentence.

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literal1584

alliterative1751

alliteral1822

alliterational1847

alliterated1859

1822 Monthly Mag. Nov. 303/1 These are all dependent on a certain principle of alliteral harmony, called cwehanedd,..peculiar to Welsh prosody.

1832 W. B. Boyce in Missionary Reg. Nov. 474/2 The main difficulty..lies in a peculiarity of the [Caffre] language, which may be termed the euphonic or alliteral concord.

1850 J. W. Appleyard Kafir Lang. 26 The alliteral class forms the second and principal division of South African languages.

1913 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 12 131 The Alliteral Concord is connected with the prefix system.

1991 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 1 Aug. c19 The grizzled, veteran [Texas] Tornados..fit their explosive-sounding name to its alliteral T's.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alliteral
释义	alliteraladj. Brit. /əˈlɪt(ə)rəl/, /əˈlɪt(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /əˈlɪdərəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alliterate v., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < alliter- (in alliterate v.) + -al suffix¹, after literal adj. Compare earlier alliterating adj., alliterative adj. Alliterative, alliterating; (in later use sometimes) spec. designating or relating to (a characteristic of) the Nguni group of languages, in which there is an assimilation of the initial letters of grammatically connected words in a sentence. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > alliteration > [adjective] literal1584 alliterative1751 alliteral1822 alliterational1847 alliterated1859 1822 Monthly Mag. Nov. 303/1 These are all dependent on a certain principle of alliteral harmony, called cwehanedd,..peculiar to Welsh prosody. 1832 W. B. Boyce in Missionary Reg. Nov. 474/2 The main difficulty..lies in a peculiarity of the [Caffre] language, which may be termed the euphonic or alliteral concord. 1850 J. W. Appleyard Kafir Lang. 26 The alliteral class forms the second and principal division of South African languages. 1913 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 12 131 The Alliteral Concord is connected with the prefix system. 1991 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 1 Aug. c19 The grizzled, veteran [Texas] Tornados..fit their explosive-sounding name to its alliteral T's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1822
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