American
/əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/noun
RareNot in standard dictionaries
1
A citizen or national of the United States of America.
2
Any inhabitant of the Americas.
3
A citizen or inhabitant of British America.
4
An indigenous inhabitant of the Americas.
5
An inhabitant of French or Spanish New World colonies.
6
The dialect of English spoken in and around the contiguous United States of America.
7
American cheese.
8
A steam locomotive of the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement.
9
A size of type smaller than German, 1-point type.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
#archaic#colloquial#dated#informal#obsolete#rare
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