angina
/ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/noun
High School
1
Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
2
Ellipsis of angina pectoris (“chest pain of cardiac origin”).
3
An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
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
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