Definition of

Caesura

  1. (noun, communication) a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
  2. (noun, time) a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)

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Alternate forms of Caesura

Derivations: caesural

Hypernyms: break, inflection, intermission, interruption, pause, prosody, suspension

Origin of the word Caesura

  1. 1550s, from L. caesura, "metrical pause," lit. "a cutting," from pp. stem of c?dere "to cut down" (see cement). more

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Words that sound like Caesura

caesar, caesarea, cager, cairo, car, caraway, care, career, carew, carrere, carrier, carry, carry away, carya, cascara, cashier, cassirer, cassiri, cassowary, causerie, cer, cere, cero, chair

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