Main Entry:

al·lit·er·a·tion

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˌli-tə-ˈrā-shən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

ad- + Latin littera letter

Date:

circa 1624

: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) —called also head rhyme initial rhyme