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Definition of 'assonant' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) assonant
having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables
"note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"

2. (adj) assonant
having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables


Definition of 'assonant' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) assonant
having a resemblance of sounds

2. (adj) assonant
pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance; not consonant



'assonant' - Nearby Entries  

associatory  assoil  assonance  assonant  assonate  assortative mating  assorted  



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