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enjambment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪnˈd͡ʒæm.mənt/
  • /ɪnˈd͡ʒæmb.mənt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en- French en- French jambe Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French enjamber Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French enjambementbor. English enjambment Borrowed from French enjambement.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.

Forms

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Translations (23)

pt cavalgamento (a technique in poetry) · hu enjambement (a technique in poetry) · de Verssprung (a technique in poetry) · pt encavalgamento (a technique in poetry) · fr enjambement (a technique in poetry) · de Zeilensprung (a technique in poetry) · uk перене́сення (a technique in poetry) · kmr enjambeman (a technique in poetry) · sv versbindning (a technique in poetry) · it inarcatura (a technique in poetry) · sh opkoračenje (a technique in poetry) · ru перено́с (a technique in poetry) · sv enjambemang (a technique in poetry) · da versbinding (a technique in poetry) · es encabalgamiento (a technique in poetry) · pt enjambement (a technique in poetry) · fi säkeenylitys (a technique in poetry) · hu áthajlás (a technique in poetry) · pl przerzutnia (a technique in poetry) · uk енжамбема́н (a technique in poetry) · fo yvirstig (a technique in poetry) · de Enjambement (a technique in poetry) · ru анжамбема́н (a technique in poetry)

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