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homeoproforon

homeoproforon is the alternative spelling of homoeoprophoron.

Meaning of homoeoprophoron

Noun

homoeoprophoron (countable and uncountable, plural homoeoprophora)

  1. (rhetoric) The repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of neighboring words; essentially, extreme or faulted alliteration.
    • 1996, Gideon O. Burton, "Homoeoprophoron" in Silva Rhetoricae: "Repetition of the same consonant (especially the initial consonant) in neighboring words."

Questions about homeoproforon

What is homeoproforon the alternative spelling of?
Homeoproforon is the alternative spelling of homoeoprophoron.

Words near homeoproforon in the dictionary

  1. homeophones
  2. homeophony
  3. homeoplastic
  4. homeoplasty
  5. homeoplasy
  6. homeoproforon
  7. homeoprophylaxis
  8. homeoprotein
  9. homeoproteins
  10. homeorhesis
  11. homeorhetic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homeoproforon (page history and authors); homoeoprophoron (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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