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Consonance Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

Consonance has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words

2

the property of sounding harmonious

3

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.

See Also
consonant concordance resolution assonance sounds equisonance paraphonia dissonance
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rhyme harmony
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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