Definitions for run-on

run-on run-on

Spelling: [ruhn-on, -awn]
IPA: /ˈrʌnˌɒn, -ˌɔn/

Run-On is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 3 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 26 anagrams from letters in run-on (-nnoru).

Definitions for run-on

noun

  1. run-on matter.
  2. Automotive. after-run.

adjective

  1. of or designating something that is added or run on:
  2. Prosody. (of a line of verse) having a thought that carries over to the next line, especially without a syntactical break.

Origin of run-on

First recorded in 1900-05; adj., noun use of verb phrase run on

Examples for run-on

In the 1742 lines of the poem, there are 47 run-on couplets and 260 run-on lines.

The chief sources of variety are substitution, pause, run-on lines, and division.

The largest percentage of run-on lines probably occurs in Miltons epics.

The French name enjambement is sometimes used to designate a "run-on" line.

The rhythm of the meter is also varied by the alternating of end-stopped and run-on lines, as in the last quotation.

The judicious use of run-on lines is often resorted to for the purpose of avoiding monotony.

A run-on line should be read closely with the following line with only a slight pause to indicate the line-unit.

I have computed the figures for The Fatal Dowry in regard to double or feminine endings and run-on lines.

In most instances the use of run-on lines is deliberately adopted with a view to artistic effect.

Twelve lines, or three fourths of the whole number, are "run-on."

Word Value for run-on
Scrable

3

Words with friends

5

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