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caesura

cae·sura

UK/sɪˈzjʊəɹə/ US/səˈʒʊɹə/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)

  • “after an ominous caesura the preacher continued”
2.

a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

Phrases

  • feminine caesura
  • masculine caesura

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