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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Consonantal alliteration at the beginning of words.

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  • noun The use of alliteration at the beginning of stressed syllables

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  • noun use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse

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