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"(prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry."
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "asonancë"
},
{
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"roman": "sǎzvučie",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
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],
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
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"word": "半谐音"
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"roman": "zhǔnyāyùn",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "准押韻"
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
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"roman": "yuányùn",
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
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"code": "nl",
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{
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "ასონანსი"
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
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{
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "runtun vokal"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "oropuare tārua"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "oropuarerua"
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "assonans"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "parihunig"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "asonans"
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{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "àwítúnwí fáwẹ̀lì"
}
]
}
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "asonancë"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎzvučie",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "съзвучие"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "assonància"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "類韻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lèiyùn",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "类韵"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "半諧音"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bànxiéyīn",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "半谐音"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhǔnyāyùn",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "准押韻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "元韻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yuányùn",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "元韵"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "asonance"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "assonantie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "assonanssi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "assonance"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "asonansi",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "ასონანსი"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "asonanco"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "asonansi"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "purwakanti"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amas"
},
{
"alt": "るいいん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ruiin",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "類韻"
},
{
"alt": "はんかいおん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hankaion",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "半諧音"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"roman": "purwakanthi",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "ꦥꦸꦂꦮꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "assonans",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "ассонанс"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "asonansi"
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{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "runtun vokal"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "oropuare tārua"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "oropuarerua"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "asonans"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
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"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
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"word": "ассона́нс"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
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"word": "asonancia"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "assonans"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "parihunig"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "asonans"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "cyseinedd"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds",
"word": "àwítúnwí fáwẹ̀lì"
}
],
"word": "assonance"
}
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"French nouns",
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"French terms with homophones",
"French verb forms",
"Rhymes:French/ɑ̃s",
"Rhymes:French/ɑ̃s/3 syllables"
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],
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"assonance",
"assonance#English"
]
],
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]
}
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},
{
"homophone": "assonances"
},
{
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},
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}
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}
{
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"French feminine nouns",
"French lemmas",
"French non-lemma forms",
"French nouns",
"French terms with audio links",
"French terms with homophones",
"French verb forms",
"Rhymes:French/ɑ̃s",
"Rhymes:French/ɑ̃s/3 syllables"
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}
],
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"lang_code": "fr",
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{
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],
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"assonancer",
"assonancer#French"
]
],
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},
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"second-person singular imperative"
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