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al·lit·era·tion (ə lit′ər ā′s̸hən)
noun
repetition of an initial sound, usually of a consonant or cluster, in two or more words of a phrase, line of poetry, etc. (Ex.: “What a tale of terror now their turbulency tells!”)
Etymology: ML alliteratio < L ad-, to + littera, letter
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