Etymology

alliteration

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Today it means: The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables. Full definition →

New Latin allīterātiō ← Latin ad
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromad“to, towards, near”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromallīterātiō
  3. English todayalliteration

From New Latin allīterātiō, from allīterātus, from allīterō, from Latin ad (“to, towards, near”) and lītera (“a letter”).

Words from the same roots

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