- enjamb(e)ment
- en·jamb(e)·ment[ɪnˈʤæm(b)mənt, AM enˈ-]n LIT Enjambement nt
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
enjambment — enjambed, adj. /en jam meuhnt, jamb /, n., pl. enjambments / meuhnts/. Pros. the running on of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next without a syntactical break. [1830 40; < F enjambement, equiv. to enjamb(er) to stride over,… … Universalium
enjambment — en•jamb•ment or en•jambe•ment [[t]ɛnˈdʒæm mənt, ˈdʒæmb [/t]] n. pl. ments ( mənts). pro the running on of the thought from one poetic line, couplet, or stanza to the next without a syntactic break • Etymology: 1830–40; < F enjambement <… … From formal English to slang