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enjambment (n.)

also enjambement, 1837, from French enjambement or from enjamb (c. 1600), from French enjamber "to stride over," from en- (see en- (1)) + jambe "leg" (see jamb).

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Definitions of enjambment from WordNet

enjambment (n.)
the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause;
Synonyms: enjambement
From wordnet.princeton.edu