homoeoprophoron

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noun

The repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of neighboring words; essentially, extreme or faulted alliteration.

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alliterationparomoeonhomoioptotonhomoeoteleuton
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Meanings

nounhomoeoprophoron (countable and uncountable, plural homoeoprophora)

plural homoeoprophora

  1. countablerhetoricuncountablehuman sciencesThe repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of neighboring words; essentially, extreme or faulted alliteration.

    1996, Gideon O. Burton, "Homoeoprophoron" in Silva Rhetoricae: "Repetition of the same consonant (especially the initial consonant) in neighboring words."

    Synonyms: alliteration, paromoeon, homoioptoton, homoeoteleuton

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of neighboring words; essentially, extreme or faulted alliteration.

Similar
alliterationparomoeonhomoioptotonhomoeoteleuton

Origin

From ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, similar”) and προφέρω (prophérō, “to carry or place before”).

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Translations

French homéoprophorone
  • homéoprophoroneHomoeoprophoron
German Homöoprophoron
  • HomöoprophoronHomoeoprophoron
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APA

homoeoprophoron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeoprophoron

MLA

“homoeoprophoron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeoprophoron. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homoeoprophoron,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeoprophoron.

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