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We found 3 dictionaries that define the word run-on sentences:

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  1. run-on sentences: Merriam-Webster
  2. run-on sentences: Wiktionary
  3. Run-on sentences: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

(Note: See run-on_sentence as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (run-on sentence)

noun:  (grammar) A written sentence that inappropriately joins two (or more) independent clauses into a single sentence, often with only a comma as separator (comma splice), which should be rendered either as separate sentences or as clauses joined more appropriately (such as by a semicolon or by a comma and coordinating conjunction).
noun:  Any very long, often also in other ways badly formed or even chaotic sentence.
▸ Also see run-on_sentence


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