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noun
The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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Synonyms: vowel rhyme
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rhyme, concord
noun
the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: vowel rhyme
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rhyme, rime
History
From French assonance, from Latin assonāre; by surface analysis, a- + son- + -ance.
Across languages
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
