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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
assonant is an adjective meaning "having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables". It carries 2 recorded senses.
having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables
“note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'”
rhyme
having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for assonant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.