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adjournment

Syllabification: (ad·journ·ment)
Pronunciation: /əˈjərnmənt/
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Definition of adjournment

noun

  • an act or period of adjourning or being adjourned:she sought an adjournment of the trial I suggest we have a short adjournment

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enjambment

/ enˈjam(b)mənt /
noun
(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause …