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alliteration

/əˌlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/ noun C2
  1. 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. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The recurrence of the same letters or sounds in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter. (countable, uncountable)

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