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Word of the Day – Enjambment

By December 9, 2025Word of the Day

Enjambment (noun)

en-jam-ment

(prosody) the running over of a sentence from one line of verse into the next

C19: from French, literally: a straddling, from enjamber to straddle, from en- + jambe leg;

Example sentences

“The poem is a blend of moving form and enjambment.”

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