melodation
(meh' lo DA shun)
n. That which results in poetry from the use of devices concerned
with the sound of words such as rhyme, meter, alliteration,
assonance, consonance.
with the sound of words such as rhyme, meter, alliteration,
assonance, consonance.
Origin: [From "melody" and "-ation" as the latter is used in such words as "validation" (to render valid).][rec'd Oct 22, 1989]