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en·jamb·ment or enjambement en·jambe′·ment (en jam′mənt)

noun

Prosody the use of a run-on line of verse

Etymology: Fr enjambement < enjamber, to encroach < en- (see en-) + jambe, leg: see jamb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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