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1run–on
adjective \ˈrən-ˈȯn, -ˈän\
Definition of RUN-ON
: continuing without rhetorical pause from one line of verse into another
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First Known Use of RUN-ON
1877
2run–on
noun \-ˌȯn, -ˌän\
Definition of RUN-ON
1
: something (as a dictionary entry) that is run on
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First Known Use of RUN-ON
circa 1909
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