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alliteratively

alliteratively

1 8.4
In a way that uses the same beginning sound in several words close together
  • adverb
  • /əˌlɪtəˈrɪtively/
  • Literature
: de manera aliterativa
  • She presented her ideas alliteratively, making them more memorable for the audience.

Examples

  • The title was alliteratively chosen to emphasize the theme of the book.

  • Alliteratively, indirect effects may be due to specific associations to the test questions themselves (Dempster, 1989).

    Academic text (1993)

  • The poem was crafted alliteratively, with repetition of sounds creating a musical effect.

Surface Forms

alliteratively positive

Morphology

alliteratively = alliterative (transparent) = alliterative + ly

The adverb is formed in the regular way by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'alliterative', yielding a predictable meaning.

Etymology

Alliteratively comes from Latin words meaning 'to the letter', because the root littera means 'letter' and is like the English word letter. So speaking alliteratively means repeating the same starting letter or sound to make words sound musical and easy to remember.