🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

頭韻

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zuiin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Alliteration/əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"頭韻は詩の中でリズミカルな効果を生み出す。"

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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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