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homoeoprophoron

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of neighboring words; essentially, extreme or faulted alliteration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rhetoric, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences

Examples

  • 1996, Gideon O. Burton, "Homoeoprophoron" in Silva Rhetoricae: "Repetition of the same consonant (especially the initial consonant) in neighboring words."

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, similar”) and προφέρω (prophérō, “to carry or place before”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: homéoprophorone — Homoeoprophoron
  • German: Homöoprophoron — Homoeoprophoron