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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caesura \C[ae]*su"ra\, n.; pl E. {C[ae]suras}, L. {C[ae]sur[ae]} [L. caesura a cutting off a division, stop, fr caedere caesum, to cut off See {Concise}.] A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also a long syllable on which the c[ae]sural accent rests, or which is used as a foot. Note: In the following line the c[ae]sura is between study and of The prop | er stud | y || of | mankind | is man. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caesura n 1: a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued" 2: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
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