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Definition of alliterative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alliterative

adjective

/əˈlɪtrətɪv/

/əˈlɪtəreɪtɪv/

(specialist)

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using the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Alliterative is used with these nouns:
verse
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