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assonant
noun
(as-so-nance)
relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels (as in "rise high in the bright sky")
assonant
noun
(as-so-nance)
repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants (as in stony and holy) used as an alternative to rhyme in verse
assonant
noun
(as-so-nance)
resemblance of sound in words or syllables
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