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Definition of: caesura
(si·zh
r′ə, -zyr′ə) noun plural ·su·ras or ·su·rae (-zhr′ē, -zyr′ ē)
1. In prosody, a break or pause in the middle of a foot, usually near the middle of a verse.
2. A break or interruption.
3. Music A rest or pause indicating a rhythmic division point in an air or melody; also, the stressed note preceding. Also spelled cesura. [<L, cutting, caesura <caedere cut]
—cae·su′ral adjective
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