assonances
plural of assonance
Source: Wiktionary
As"so*nance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. assonance. See Assonant.]
1. Resemblance of sound. "The disagreeable assonance of Steevens.
2. (Pros.)
Definition: A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last accented vowel and those which follow it in one word correspond in sound with the vowels of another word, while the consonants of the two words are unlike in sound; as, calamo and platano, baby and chary. The assonance is peculiar to the Spaniard. Hallam.
3. Incomplete correspondence. Assonance between facts seemingly remote. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 September 2024
(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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