alliteratively
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alliteratively — alliteration ► NOUN ▪ the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. DERIVATIVES alliterate verb alliterative adjective alliteratively adverb. ORIGIN Latin, from littera letter … English terms dictionary
alliteratively — adverb in an alliterative manner the early Norse poets wrote alliteratively • Derived from adjective: ↑alliterative … Useful english dictionary
Alliteratively — Alliterative Al*lit er*a*tive (?; 277), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as, alliterative poetry. {Al*lit er*a*tive*ly}, adv. {Al*lit er*a*tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alliteratively — adverb see alliterative … New Collegiate Dictionary
alliteratively — adverb In an alliterative manner … Wiktionary
alliteratively — adv. in an alliterative manner, through alliteration (use of similar phonetic sounds at the beginning of adjoining words) … English contemporary dictionary
alliteratively — al·lit·er·a·tive·ly … English syllables
alliterative — alliteratively, adv. alliterativeness, n. /euh lit euh ray tiv, euhr euh tiv/, adj. pertaining to or characterized by alliteration: alliterative verse. [1755 65; ALLITERAT(ION) + IVE] * * * … Universalium
Alliterate — Al*lit er*ate, v. i. To compose alliteratively; also, to constitute alliteration. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alliterate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: back formation from alliteration Date: 1776 intransitive verb 1. to form an alliteration 2. to write or speak alliteratively transitive verb to arrange or place so as to make alli … New Collegiate Dictionary
