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run-on

  [ruhn-on, -awn]
Use runon in a Sentence
–adjective
1. of or designating something that is added or run on: a run-on entry in a dictionary.
2. Prosody. (of a line of verse) having a thought that carries over to the next line, esp. without a syntactical break.
–noun
3. run-on matter.
4. Automotive. after-run.
Origin:
1900–05; adj., n. use of v. phrase run on

af⋅ter-run

  [af-ter-ruhn, ahf-]
–noun
the continued running of an internal-combustion engine after the ignition is switched off: Heavy carbon buildup can cause annoying engine after-run.
Also called dieseling, run-on.
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