CAESURA


Meaning of CAESURA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ si-ˈzyu̇r-ə, -ˈzhu̇r- ]

noun

( plural -suras or cae·su·rae -ˈzyu̇r-(ˌ)ē, -ˈzhu̇r-)

Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, act of cutting, from caedere to cut

Date: 1556

1. in modern prosody : a usually rhetorical break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse

2. Greek & Latin prosody : a break in the flow of sound in a verse caused by the ending of a word within a foot

3. : break , interruption

4. : a pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a melody

• cae·su·ral -ˈzyu̇r-əl, -ˈzhu̇r- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.