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Definition of: alliteration
(ə·lit′ə·rā′shən) noun 
1. The use or repetition of a succession of words with same initial letter or sound: Langland uses alliteration in his line “A fair field full of folk.” 
—al·lit·er·a·tive (ə·lit′ə·rā′tiv, -ər·ə·tiv) adjective 
—al·lit′er·a′tive·ly adverb 
—al·lit′er·a′tive·ness noun
 
				
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