alliteratively

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' .

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  • 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 — See alliterative. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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