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adj
Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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noun
A sound that is assonant.
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Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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adjective satellite
having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From Latin assonāns, present participle of assonō.
Across languages
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