"enjambment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈd͡ʒæm.mənt/, /ɪnˈd͡ʒæmb.mənt/ Forms: enjambments [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French enjambement. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|enjambement}} French enjambement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} enjambment (countable and uncountable, plural enjambments)
  1. A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause. Wikipedia link: Matthew Arnold Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Prosody Translations (a technique in poetry): versbinding [common-gender] (Danish), yvirstig [neuter] (Faroese), enjambement [masculine] (French), Zeilensprung [masculine] (German), áthajlás (Hungarian), enjambement (Hungarian), inarcatura [feminine] (Italian), enjambeman [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), przerzutnia [feminine] (Polish), анжамбеман (anžambeman) [masculine] (Russian), encabalgamiento [masculine] (Spanish)

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