caesura | ||
1. | [ noun ] a pause or interruption (as in a conversation) | |
Examples: | "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued" |
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Related terms: | pause | |
2. | [ noun ] (verse,rhetoric) a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line | |
Related terms: | prosody | |
Similar spelling: |
Cassara cascara cager caesarea Caesar cassiri causerie cashier cassowary |