Definition
Characterized by or having been formed using alliteration; written or spoken with repetitive beginning sounds.
Etymology
Past tense and past participle of 'alliterate,' formed by adding the '-ed' suffix to the verb, creating an adjective that describes text or speech with alliterative patterns already in place.
Kelly Says
When you read an 'alliterated' phrase like 'silly seashells' or 'purple prose,' your brain processes it differently than random words—it activates language centers differently because it recognizes the pattern similarity, which is why it feels catchy!
Translations
BNবাংলা
অল্পবর্ণ
ol-pa-bor-no
CACatalà
al·literació
a-li-te-ra-cio
CSČeština
aliterace
a-li-te-ra-ce
DADansk
alliteration
a-li-te-ra-tion
DEDeutsch
alliteriert
a-li-te-rie-rt
ELΕλληνικά
αλλιέρωση
a-li-e-ro-si
ESEspañol
aliterado
ali-te-ra-doh
FISuomi
alliteraatio
a-li-te-ra-tio
FRFrançais
allitéré
ali-te-re
HEעברית
הדגשה
ha-de-ga-she
HIहिन्दी
अनुप्रास
anu-pra-as
HUMagyar
alliteráció
a-li-te-ra-cio
IDBahasa Indonesia
aliterasi
a-li-te-ra-si
ITItaliano
allitterato
a-li-te-ra-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
aliterasi
a-li-te-ra-si
NLNederlands
alliteratie
a-li-te-ra-tie
NONorsk
alliteration
a-li-te-ra-tion
PLPolski
aliteracja
a-li-te-ra-cja
PTPortuguês
aliterado
a-li-te-ra-doh
RORomână
aliterare
a-li-te-ra-re
RUРусский
аллитерация
a-li-te-ra-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
alliteration
a-li-te-ra-tion
SWKiswahili
ukumbusho
u-ku-m-bu-sho
TAதமிழ்
ஒலிபெயர்ச்சி
o-li-pe-ya-r-chi
TEతెలుగు
సదృశ్యం
sa-dru-shyam
TRTürkçe
tekrarlayan
te-krar-la-yan
UKУкраїнська
алітерація
a-li-te-ra-tsi-ya
VITiếng Việt
lặp lại
lap lai