caesura
[ si-zhoo r-uh, -zoo r-uh, siz-yoo r-uh ]
/ sɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə /
noun, plural cae·su·ras, cae·su·rae [si-zhoo r-ee, -zoo r-ee, siz-yoo r-ee] /sɪˈʒʊər i, -ˈzʊər i, sɪzˈyʊər i/.
Prosody.
a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
Classical Prosody.
a division made by the ending of a word within a foot, or sometimes at the end of a foot, especially in certain recognized places near the middle of a verse.
any break, pause, or interruption.
Also
cesura.
Origin of caesura
1550–60; < Latin, equivalent to
caes(us) cut (past participle of
caedere) (
caed- cut +
-tus past participle suffix) +
-ūra
-ure
OTHER WORDS FROM caesura
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caesious,
caesium,
caesium clock,
caespitose,
caesura,
caetano,
caf,
cafard,
cafe,
cafeteria
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British Dictionary definitions for caesura
caesura
/ (sɪˈzjʊərə) /
noun plural -ras or -rae (-riː)
(in modern prosody) a pause, esp for sense, usually near the middle of a verse line
Usual symbol: ||
(in classical prosody) a break between words within a metrical foot, usually in the third or fourth foot of the line
Derived forms of caesura
caesural, adjectiveWord Origin for caesura
C16: from Latin, literally: a cutting, from
caedere to cut