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Assonance

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(1):

(n.) Resemblance of sound.

(2):

(n.) A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last acce`ted vow`l and tnose whioh 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.

(3):

(n.) Incomplete correspondence.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Assonance'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/assonance.html. 1828.
 
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