adj ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   In the form or style of alliteration.

Adjective

1. 1
   having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

rhymedalliteralalliteratingalliterationalassonantassonantal

Example

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"Old English literature was gnomic and alliterative."

Etymology

From alliterate + -ive.

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