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run-on
[ ruhn-on, -awn ]
/ ˈrʌnˌɒn, -ˌɔn /
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adjective
of or designating something that is added or run on: a run-on entry in a dictionary.
Prosody. (of a line of verse) having a thought that carries over to the next line, especially without a syntactical break.
noun
run-on matter.
Automotive. after-run.
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Origin of run-on
First recorded in 1900–05; adj., noun use of verb phrase run on
Words nearby run-on
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British Dictionary definitions for run-on
run on
verb (adverb)
(intr) to continue without interruption
to write with linked-up characters
printing to compose text matter without indentation or paragraphing
noun run-on
printing
- text matter composed without indenting
- (as modifier)run-on text matter
- a word added at the end of a dictionary entry whose meaning can be easily inferred from the definition of the headword
- (as modifier)a run-on entry
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Other Idioms and Phrases with run-on
run on
Keep going, continue; also, remain in effect. For example, That murder trial has been running on for months, or How much longer can this debt be allowed to run on? [Late 1500s]
Talk at length; see go on, def. 5.
Continue a text without a break; see run in, def. 2.
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