enjambement

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French enjambement.

Noun[edit]

enjambement (countable and uncountable, plural enjambements)

  1. Alternative spelling of enjambment.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃b.mɑ̃/
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Noun[edit]

enjambement m (plural enjambements)

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

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