alliterative

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  1. adjective Of, showing, or characterized by alliteration.

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  • The proposed legislation has a nickname that is memorably alliterative: "Cash for Clunkers."
  • Grunjak of the Blighted Barrens is known among those unfortunate enough to be his neighbors as Grunjak the Gross, the Greasy, the Grisly, the Grim, the Grungy, the Greedy, the Gruesome, and the Grotty, as well as numerous non-alliterative epithets I would not repeat in the presence of a lady. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 01 - July 1999
  • So do characters named by Larry Lieber stand out in their non-alliterative nature? —  Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
  • But non-alliterative names do not mean that Stan Lee did not still create the characters, and it also does not mean that his brother was ghost-writing for him. —  Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
  • That's not just alliterative, that's right on the mark. —  Hugo Schwyzer
 

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/æˈlɪtərətɪv/
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