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homoeoprophoron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-moeo-prophoron
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of neighboring words; essentially, extreme or faulted alliteration.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, similar”) and προφέρω (prophérō, “to carry or place before”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

homoeoprophora (plural)

Synonyms

alliteration paromoeon homoioptoton homoeoteleuton

Questions

What does homoeoprophoron mean?
The repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of neighboring words; essentially, extreme or faulted alliteration.
Where does homoeoprophoron come from?
From ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, similar”) and προφέρω (prophérō, “to carry or place before”).

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