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ALITERATE - unable to read wofahulicodoc 04/07/2026 1:05 AM
ALLITERATE

PRONUNCIATION: (uh-LIT-uh-rayt)

MEANING: verb intr.: To use words beginning with the same sound or letter, especially the same initial consonant sound.
verb tr.: To arrange with the same sound or letter.

ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from alliteration, from al-, a variant of ad- (toward) + littera (letter). Earliest documented use: 1739.
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