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