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alliterative

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al·lit·er·a·tive  (-lt-rtv, -r--)
adj.
Of, showing, or characterized by alliteration.
al·liter·ative·ly adv.
al·liter·ative·ness n.
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Adj.1.alliterative - having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse"
rhymed, rhyming, riming - having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds; "rhymed verse"; "rhyming words"
Translations
alliterative [əˈlɪtərətɪv] ADJ → aliterado
alliterative [əˈlɪtərətɪv] adj → allitératif/ive
all-night [ˌɔːlˈnaɪt] adj [shop, café] → ouvert(e) toute la nuit; [party, meeting] → qui dure toute la nuit
all-nighter [ˌɔːlˈnaɪtər] n (partying) → nuit f de fête; (working) → nuit f de travail
alliterative
adj → alliterierend


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Three of the accented syllables, generally two in the first half and one in the second half of the line, were alliterative.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
] Laghamon was a humble parish priest in Worcestershire, and his thirty-two thousand half-lines, in which he imperfectly follows the Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter, are rather crude; though they are by no means dull, rather are often strong with the old-time Anglo-Saxon fighting spirit.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
An alliterative prefix served as an ornament of oratory.
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar View in context
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