cynghanedd
noun
cyng·ha·nedd
| \ kəŋˈhä(ˌ)net͟h\
plural cynganeddion\ ˌkəŋəˈnet͟hyən \
Definition of cynghanedd
1
: a strict intricate system of alliteration and rhyme used in Welsh poetry
the knowledge of cynghanedd is shared by farm laborer and village craftsman as well as the schoolmaster and parson— Wyn Griffith
2
: alliteration or alliteration and rhyme in any of the four patterns of cynghanedd
one rule is common to all the “24 measures”: there must be cynghanedd in every line— A. S. D. Smith
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