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— alliterative

ˈlɪtərətɪv/ adjective
BNC: 48143 COCA: 35188

alliterative

adjective

al·​lit·​er·​a·​tive ə-ˈli-tə-rə-tiv How to pronounce alliterative (audio)
-tə-ˌrā-tiv
: of, relating to, or marked by alliteration
alliteratively adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When moms are ready to take action, the website outlines three simple, alliterative steps anyone can take to start tackling climate change: swap, share and speak up. Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2020 The kid with the alliterative name is now a senior at Santa Fe Christian and enjoying a memorable season for the 14-6 Eagles. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2022 The alliterative phrase, popularized on social media during the pandemic, has become an anti-slogan encapsulating criticisms of millennial White feminism. Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2022 Over a Wheezy beat that seesaws between digital comet dust and ghosts playing cello, Gunna coaxes his forebears into an alliterative gymnastics routine for the ages. Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022 Washington's alliterative nickname has garnered attention. Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2022 Wolk’s work will invite many more alliterative superlatives. New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021 To add another alliterative term, that branding is corny. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

alliter(ation) + -ative

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of alliterative was in 1751
BNC: 48143 COCA: 35188

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