🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

allitterazione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: allitterazione

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Alliteration/əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃən/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il poeta usa l'allitterazione per enfatizzare il ritmo."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

    "The phrase 'she sells seashells' is a classic example of alliteration."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Early 17th century: from medieval Latin alliteratio, from ad- 'to' + litera 'letter'.

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