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head rhyme

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beginning rhyme

 
–noun
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words; alliteration, as in The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.
Also called head rhyme, initial rhyme.

Origin:
1940–45
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head rhyme  
n.  Consonantal alliteration at the beginning of words. Also called beginning rhyme.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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