alliterate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    use alliteration as a form of poetry

Word Origin

alliterate (v.)
"to use alliteration," 1776 (implied in alliterated), back-formation from alliteration, on analogy of obliterate. Related: Alliterating.

Example

1. The letter with which they alliterate .

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