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Definition of
enjambement noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
enjambement
noun
(
also
enjambment
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
ɪnˈdʒæmmənt
/
/
[
uncountable
,
countable
]
(
from French
)
(
technology
)
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the fact of a sentence continuing beyond the end of a line of poetry
compare
caesura
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enjambement
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enjambement
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