Added 10 October 2026
alliteration
/əˌlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/ noun
Latin root: allīterātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about alliteration at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From New Latin allīterātiō, from allīterātus, from allīterō, from Latin ad (“to, towards, near”) and lītera (“a letter”).
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