ENJAMBEMENT


Meaning of ENJAMBEMENT in English

[ ɪn'dʒam(b)m(ə)nt , ɛn- , ɒ~'ʒɒ~bmɒ~ \]

(also enjambment )

■ noun (in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

Derivatives

enjambed adjective

Origin

C19: Fr., from enjamber 'stride over, go beyond'.

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