Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Characterized by alliteration; alliterational: as, the alliteral languages of Africa.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.

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  • adjective Relating to, or characterized by, alliteration.

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Examples

  • There was no doubt but that the girl was in rather a dubious state of mind over it, but the silver dollar clinched her resolution, and she walked firmly off, without a backward glance in the direction of the gurgling Samuel Saul, which was the alliteral name of the yellow bundle.

    What Two Children Did Charlotte E. Chittenden

  • MORGAN (at home in a series of alliteral vowels, which none but a

    Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Various

  • MORGAN (at home in a series of alliteral vowels, which none but

    My Novel — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • MORGAN (at home in a series of alliteral vowels, which none but a

    My Novel — Volume 05 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

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