Meaning & use
alliterative
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Containing or characterized by alliteration, the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in nearby words.
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The poet chose an alliterative phrase, "wild and windy," to open the stanza.
Tongue twisters like "Peter Piper picked a peck" are famously alliterative.
A note on using this word
Mostly used in discussions of poetry, rhetoric, and branding, where alliterative names or phrases (like "Coca-Cola") are easier to remember.
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