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Noun: assonance  a-su-nun(t)s
  1. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
    - vowel rhyme

Derived forms: assonances

See also: assonant, assonate

Type of: rhyme, rime

Encyclopedia: Assonance