How do you spell alliteration?

The correct spelling is A-L-L-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N. The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)

What does alliteration mean?

The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)

How to Spell alliteration

alliteration

alliteration - noun

The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

Etymology

Latin

Borrowed from New Latin allīterātiōn-, allīterātiō, from Latin ad- ad- + lītera "letter" + -ātiōn-, -ātiō -ation

Word family

alliterative

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