Caesura Definition

sizyyo͝orə, sishyo͝orə
caesurae, caesuras, cesuras
noun
A pause in a line of verse dictated by sense or natural speech rhythm rather than by metrics.
American Heritage
A break or pause in the meter of a composition.
Webster's New World
A break or pause in a line of verse: in Greek and Latin verse, the caesura falls within the metrical foot; in English verse, it is usually about the middle of the line and is shown in scanning by the sign ∥
Webster's New World
A pause or breathing at a point of rhythmic division in a melody.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Caesura

Noun

Singular:
caesura
Plural:
caesurae, caesuras

Origin of Caesura

  • Latin caesūra a cutting from caesus past participle of caedere to cut off kaə-id- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin caesūra (“cutting, hewing”), from caesus, perfect passive participle of caedō (“I cut down, hew”).

    From Wiktionary

Caesura Sentence Examples

  • The Haiku is restricted to three lines in a maximum syllabic pattern of 5-7-5, frequently divided by a caesura.

  • The meter is basically iambic pentameter with variations, and incorporating a number of breaks within the line (caesura ).

  • The feature in his versification which has attracted most attention is the so-called bucolic caesura.

  • This tendency shows itself most in the third foot, the favourite caesura being the trochaic, i.e.

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Words Starting With

CCACAE

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ARAURA

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