assonance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛsɘnɘns/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈæsənəns/ (Australia, General-American, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From French assonance, from Latin assonāre; by surface analysis, a- + son- + -ance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
"You should try to speak without assonances" said Merlyn. "For instance, 'The beer is never clear round here, dear' is unfortunate, even as an assonance.'"
1938, T.H. White, chapter 12, in The Sword in the Stone, Collins:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| assonances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
consonant rhyme · alliteration · consonance · pararhyme
Hypernyms
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Synonyms
Translations (34)
cmn 半諧音 /半谐音 (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · ja 半諧音 (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · cmn 元韻 /元韵 (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · ja 類韻 (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · tr asonans (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · ka ასონანსი (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · nl assonantie (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · kk ассонанс (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · cy cyseinedd (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · cmn 准押韻 (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · fr assonance (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · yo àwítúnwí fáwẹ̀lì (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · ga amas (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · sv assonans (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · mi oropuarerua (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · pl asonancja (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · ms asonansi (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · pl asonans (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · io asonanco (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · bg съзвучие (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · mi oropuare tārua (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · pl asonacja (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · id purwakanti (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · ca assonància (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · fi assonanssi (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · tl parihunig (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · cs asonance (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · ru ассона́нс (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · sq asonancë (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · ms runtun vokal (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · cmn 類韻 /类韵 (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · es asonancia (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · jv ꦥꦸꦂꦮꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds) · id asonansi (repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds)