ENJAMBMENT


Meaning of ENJAMBMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈjam-mənt ]

noun

also en·jambe·ment same or äⁿ-zhäⁿb-ˈmäⁿ

Etymology: French enjambement, from Middle French, encroachment, from enjamber to straddle, encroach on, from en- + jambe leg — more at jamb

Date: circa 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.