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Noun: enjambment  in'jam-munt
  1. The continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
    "The poet's use of enjambment created a flowing rhythm in the poem";
    - enjambement

Derived forms: enjambments

Type of: inflection, prosody

Encyclopedia: Enjambment