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assonant

adjective

Having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
A
Ends with
T
Contains
SS
Scrabble score
8

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adjective

  1. Having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables

adjective

  1. Having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables

    “Note the assonant words and syllables in ‘tilting at windmills’”

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Note the assonant words and syllables in ‘tilting at windmills’

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