alliterationn.

Brit.

/əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/, U.S.

/əˌlɪdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin allitteration-, allitteratio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin allitteration-, allitteratio (a1503 in a work by the Italian humanist Pontanus (G. G. Pontano)) < classical Latin al- , variant of ad- ad- prefix + littera letter n.¹ + -ātiō -ation suffix, after allocūtiō allocution n. Compare Italian allitterazione (1609 as †allitteratione ), French allittération (1751; perhaps < English). Compare later alliterate v.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words, especially when employed for stylistic effect; an instance of this; spec. (in Old and Middle English and other Germanic poetry) the commencement of certain accented syllables of a verse with the same consonant or consonantal group, or with any vowel sounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > alliteration > [noun]

alliteration1624

stave-rhyme1888

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [noun] > alliteration

paromoion1577

agnomination1585

alliteration1624

annomination1729

1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? Pref. ¶¶¶^v I could haue played the foole in alliteration, and hunted the letter as you haue done.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Alliteration, a figure in Rhetorick, repeating and playing on the same letter.

1749 J. Mason Ess. Power & Harmony Prosaic Numbers 71 That which some call Alliteration, i.e. beginning several Words with the same Letter, if it be natural, is a real Beauty.

1754 T. Warton Obs. Spencer's Faery Queen iv. 90 Speaking of the Anglo-Saxon poems, he adds this of their alliteration.

1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. Diss. i. sig. f4^v The Islandic poets are said to have carried alliteration to the highest pitch of exactness.

1831 T. B. Macaulay Johnson 126 Taxation no Tyranny..was..nothing but a jingling alliteration which he ought to have despised.

1846 T. Wright Ess. Middle Ages I. i. 14 The form of Saxon poetry is alliteration—not rhyme.

1871 R. F. Weymouth Euphuism 4 ‘Delightful to be read, and nothing hurtfull to be regarded; wherein there is small offence by lightnes given to the wise, and lesse occasion of loosenesse profferred to the wanton.’ Lilie's favourite form of alliteration is well marked in this sentence.

1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker ix. 134 The others..were defaced with capitals, head-lines, alliterations, swaggering misquotations.

1933 Amer. Speech 8 i. 22/2 The socialists climbed on the alliteration band-wagon with Sail safely and surely with Socialism.

1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. vi. 118 The unexplained phrase no good to Gundy, meaning simply ‘no good’ perhaps appeals because of its alliteration.

2007 Independent 7 Feb. (Extra section) 20/4 The Gawain poet uses a four-stress line, and plentiful alliteration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	alliteration
释义	alliterationn. Brit. /əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /əˌlɪdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin allitteration-, allitteratio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin allitteration-, allitteratio (a1503 in a work by the Italian humanist Pontanus (G. G. Pontano)) < classical Latin al- , variant of ad- ad- prefix + littera letter n.¹ + -ātiō -ation suffix, after allocūtiō allocution n. Compare Italian allitterazione (1609 as †allitteratione ), French allittération (1751; perhaps < English). Compare later alliterate v. The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words, especially when employed for stylistic effect; an instance of this; spec. (in Old and Middle English and other Germanic poetry) the commencement of certain accented syllables of a verse with the same consonant or consonantal group, or with any vowel sounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > alliteration > [noun] alliteration1624 stave-rhyme1888 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [noun] > alliteration paromoion1577 agnomination1585 alliteration1624 annomination1729 1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? Pref. ¶¶¶^v I could haue played the foole in alliteration, and hunted the letter as you haue done. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Alliteration, a figure in Rhetorick, repeating and playing on the same letter. 1749 J. Mason Ess. Power & Harmony Prosaic Numbers 71 That which some call Alliteration, i.e. beginning several Words with the same Letter, if it be natural, is a real Beauty. 1754 T. Warton Obs. Spencer's Faery Queen iv. 90 Speaking of the Anglo-Saxon poems, he adds this of their alliteration. 1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. Diss. i. sig. f4^v The Islandic poets are said to have carried alliteration to the highest pitch of exactness. 1831 T. B. Macaulay Johnson 126 Taxation no Tyranny..was..nothing but a jingling alliteration which he ought to have despised. 1846 T. Wright Ess. Middle Ages I. i. 14 The form of Saxon poetry is alliteration—not rhyme. 1871 R. F. Weymouth Euphuism 4 ‘Delightful to be read, and nothing hurtfull to be regarded; wherein there is small offence by lightnes given to the wise, and lesse occasion of loosenesse profferred to the wanton.’ Lilie's favourite form of alliteration is well marked in this sentence. 1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker ix. 134 The others..were defaced with capitals, head-lines, alliterations, swaggering misquotations. 1933 Amer. Speech 8 i. 22/2 The socialists climbed on the alliteration band-wagon with Sail safely and surely with Socialism. 1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. vi. 118 The unexplained phrase no good to Gundy, meaning simply ‘no good’ perhaps appeals because of its alliteration. 2007 Independent 7 Feb. (Extra section) 20/4 The Gawain poet uses a four-stress line, and plentiful alliteration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1624
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