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run-on en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Continuing on where a rhetorical pause would be more appropriate.
  2. (not-comparable) Placed or coming at the end of something, such as at the end of a dictionary entry.
    • Most dictionaries cover most adverbs with only run-on entries.

run-on en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (usually) An amount of time spent playing on the field during a game, especially so as to evaluate a player's abilities.
  2. A run-on sentence.
    • She reads musically. No harsh stops, no broken-breathy run-ons, no ups and down soft and fast fluctuations. 1974 April 27, Barba Biccirilli, “Learning To Dare”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
  3. Anything that runs on, such as a run-on entry in a dictionary.
  4. The period when a power saw or other tool continues to run after being powered off.

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