alliteration
noun /əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/
/əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable] (specialist)- the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as in sing a song of sixpence see also assonanceWordfinderTopics Literature and writingc2, Languagec2
- alliteration
- euphemism
- figure of speech
- hyperbole
- image
- litotes
- metaphor
- metonymy
- onomatopoeia
- paradox
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin alliteratio(n-), from Latin ad- (expressing addition) + littera ‘letter’.