"cynghanedd" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəŋˈhænɛð/ Forms: cynganeddion [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh cynghanedd (“harmony”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|cynghanedd||harmony}} Welsh cynghanedd (“harmony”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|cynganeddion}} cynghanedd (usually uncountable, plural cynganeddion)
  1. (prosody) The complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry. Wikipedia link: en:cynghanedd Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-cynghanedd-en-noun-bESOQJzZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 3 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 2 9 6 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences

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