enjambment

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/ɪnˈd͡ʒæm.mənt//ɪnˈd͡ʒæmb.mənt/

noun

A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.

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OriginFrench enjambement ← Old French en- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

nounenjambment (countable and uncountable, plural enjambments)

plural enjambments · alternative enjambement

  1. countableuncountablecommunicationsA technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

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Broader
prosodyinflection

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Frenchen-
  7. Frenchjambe
  8. Frenchenjamber
  9. Frenchenjambement
  10. Englishenjambment

Borrowed from French enjambement.

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Translations

Danish versbinding
  • versbindinga technique in poetry
Finnish säkeenylitys
  • säkeenylitysa technique in poetry
French enjambement
  • enjambementa technique in poetry
German Zeilensprung, Verssprung
  • Zeilensprunga technique in poetry
  • Verssprunga technique in poetry
  • Enjambementa technique in poetry
Hungarian áthajlás, enjambement
  • áthajlása technique in poetry
  • enjambementa technique in poetry
Italian inarcatura
  • inarcaturaa technique in poetry
Polish przerzutnia
  • przerzutniaa technique in poetry
Portuguese enjambement, cavalgamento
  • enjambementa technique in poetry
  • cavalgamentoa technique in poetry
  • encavalgamentoa technique in poetry
Russian анжамбема́н, перено́с
  • анжамбема́н (anžambemán)a technique in poetry
  • перено́с (perenós)a technique in poetry
Spanish encabalgamiento
  • encabalgamientoa technique in poetry
Swedish versbindning, enjambemang
  • versbindninga technique in poetry
  • enjambemanga technique in poetry
Ukrainian перене́сення, енжамбема́н
  • перене́сення (perenésennja)a technique in poetry
  • енжамбема́н (enžambemán)a technique in poetry
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APA

enjambment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enjambment

MLA

“enjambment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enjambment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enjambment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enjambment.

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