enjambement

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French enjambement.

Noun

enjambement (countable and uncountable, plural enjambements)

  1. Alternative spelling of enjambment.

French

Etymology

From enjamber (to stride; to straddle) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃b.mɑ̃/
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Noun

enjambement m (plural enjambements)

  1. (poetry) enjambment
  2. (biology) crossing-over

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