enjambement

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

Further reading

• “enjambement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.