alliterative

adjective

al·​lit·​er·​a·​tive ə-ˈli-tə-rə-tiv How to pronounce alliterative (audio)
-tə-ˌrā-tiv
: of, relating to, or marked by alliteration
alliteratively adverb

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That alliterative term may have lost its luster back in the Reagan administration, but its resurrection feels fitting here. Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024 Ever more sensitive to the demands of the news cycle and popular opinion, U.S. politicians take to Twitter or announce alliterative, bullet-point policy plans that promise quick solutions. Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017 But with a slew of new big-money buyers in the past decade—including Jeff Bezos, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Tom Brady, and other business titans and entertainers—the alliterative title has taken hold. Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024 Ah, Sober October – that alliterative time of year when some people like to take a break from drinking, perhaps to atone for the excesses of summer, or to prepare for the excesses of the holiday season. Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alliterative 

Word History

Etymology

alliter(ation) + -ative

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alliterative was in 1751

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“Alliterative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alliterative. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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