assonance

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

Etymology

From French assonance, from Latin assonāre; by surface analysis, a- + son- + -ance.

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Synonyms

vowel rhyme

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