alliterate. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

alliterate

SYLLABICATION:	al·lit·er·ate
PRONUNCIATION:	-lt-rt
VERB:	Inflected forms: al·lit·er·at·ed, al·lit·er·at·ing, al·lit·er·ates
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To use alliteration in speech or writing. 2. To have or contain alliteration.
TRANSITIVE VERB:	To form or arrange with alliteration.
ETYMOLOGY:	Back-formation from alliteration.


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