ENJAMBMENT


Meaning of ENJAMBMENT in English

[en.jamb.ment] or en.jambe.ment n [F enjambement, fr. MF, encroachment, fr. enjamber to straddle, encroach on, fr. en- + jambe leg--more at jamb] (1839): the running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another so that closely related words fall in different lines--compare run-on

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