About The Word Alliterative

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Alliterative

Alliterative Meaning & Definition
Alliterative Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alliterative?

[adj] having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alliterative: rhymed | rhyming | rimed | riming

Related Terms | Find terms related to Alliterative: alliteral | alliterating | assonant | assonantal | belabored | chanting | chiming | cliche-ridden | dingdong | harping | humdrum | jingle-jangle | jingling | jog-trot | labored | monotone | monotonous | punning | rhymed | rhyming | singsong | tedious

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Alliterative In Webster's Dictionary

\Al*lit"er*a*tive\ (?; 277), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as, alliterative poetry. -- {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness}, n.

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