CAESURA


Meaning of CAESURA in English

cae ‧ su ‧ ra /sɪˈzjʊərə $ sɪˈʒʊrə, sɪˈzʊrə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'act of cutting' , from caedere 'to cut' ]

technical a pause in the middle of a line of poetry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.