assonance meaning

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assonance (noun): the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words.

Definition of assonance

  1. the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

    Synonyms: vowel rhyme

    Type of: rhyme

    Related forms: assonant, assonate

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in CE · 9-letter words

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