league
/liːɡ/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
A group or association of cooperating members.
2
An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
3
Ellipsis of rugby league.
4
A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level.
5
A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: 盟).
6
An alliance or coalition.
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
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