# alliteration

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˌlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #50,348

## Definitions
1. The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables.
2. The recurrence of the same letters or sounds in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter.

## Etymology
From New Latin allīterātiō, from allīterātus, from allīterō, from Latin ad (“to, towards, near”) and lītera (“a letter”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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