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Word: Enjambement
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: French, from enjamber ‘stride over, go beyond’, from en- ‘in’ + jambe ‘leg’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈdʒam(b)m(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɒ̃ˈʒɒ̃bmɒ̃
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
Short Definition:(in verse) continuation of sentence without pause beyond end of line or stanza
Examples:- he uses enjambment less than many poets
- flat language and clumsy enjambments
Variant Forms:
- enjambment
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