CAESURA


Meaning of CAESURA in English

[ sɪ'zjʊərə ]

■ noun (in Greek and Latin verse) a break between words within a metrical foot.

↘(in modern verse) a pause near the middle of a line.

Derivatives

~l adjective

Origin

C16: from L., from caes- , caedere 'cut, hew'.

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