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Pauses, in poetry
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caesurae
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (plural of caesura English) n. (plural of caesura English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued" a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line [also: caesurae (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
caesura \cae*su"ra\, n.; pl. E. caesuras , L. C[ae]sur[ae] [L. caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, fr. caedere, caesum, to cut off. See Concise .] A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; ...