English
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Etymology
From French enjambement.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪn�ʤæmbm�nt/

Noun
en-noun

1. A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.

#:An instance of this:
#:"The tide is full, the moon lies fair
#:Upon the straits; - on the French coast the light
#:Gleams and is gone..."
#:Lines 2 - 4, "Dover Beach" by :w:Matthew Arnold|Matthew Arnold (1851)

Translations

French: enjambement m
Kurdish: t|ku|enjambeman f
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Russian: анжамбеман m

Category:Prosody

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