run-on

1. 1.

   (verse) without a rhetorical pause between lines

   Antonymsend-stopped

Questions about run-on

What does run-on mean?

run-on means "(verse) without a rhetorical pause between lines".

How many syllables are in run-on?

run-on has 2 syllables: run--on. The stress falls on "run-". In IPA it is /ˈɹʌˈnɑn/.

What is the opposite of run-on?

The recorded antonyms are end-stopped.

Is run-on a common word?

run-on is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with run-on?

6 words rhyme with run-on. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.