Definition of caesura Caesura
cae•su•ra
We found 6 definitions of caesura from 4 different sources.
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What does caesura mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: caesuras |
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| caesura - a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line | ||
| prosody, inflection the study of poetic meter and the art of versification | ||
| caesura - a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued" | ||
| intermission, pause, interruption, suspension, break the act of suspending activity temporarily | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- caesura (n.)
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 caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.
