caesura

[ si-zhoor-uh, -zoor-uh, siz-yoor-uh ]

/ sɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə /

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noun, plural cae·su·ras, cae·su·rae [si-zhoor-ee, -zoor-ee, siz-yoor-ee]. /sɪˈʒʊər i, -ˈzʊər i, sɪzˈyʊər i/.

Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.

Classical Prosody. a division made by the ending of a word within a foot, or sometimes at the end of a foot, especially in certain recognized places near the middle of a verse.

any break, pause, or interruption.

Also cesura.

Origin of caesura

1550–60; <Latin, equivalent to caes(us) cut (past participle of caedere) (caed- cut + -tus past participle suffix) + -ūra-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM caesura

cae·su·ral, cae·su·ric, adjective

Words nearby caesura

Caesar salad, caesious, caesium, caesium clock, caespitose, caesura, Caetano, C.A.F., cafard, CAFE, café au lait

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Example sentences from the Web for caesura

This is a detail from "Caesura" by Emily Henretta, on view now at Room East in New York.
Printed Circuit|Blake Gopnik|October 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is a pause at the caesura, so that the word for occupies the whole of the third foot.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
The verse of Greene and Peele, however, is rather monotonous, because generally the caesura occurs after the second foot.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
The latter syllable of profit comes at the caesura, and is easily read quickly.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

These writers deprived the caesura of its mobility and admitted it almost exclusively after the second beat.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
In the tumbling—or, to use the German name, the gliding (gleitend) caesura or rhyme.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper

British Dictionary definitions for caesura

caesura

/ (sɪˈzjʊərə) /

noun plural -ras or -rae (-riː)

(in modern prosody) a pause, esp for sense, usually near the middle of a verse lineUsual symbol: ||

(in classical prosody) a break between words within a metrical foot, usually in the third or fourth foot of the line

Derived forms of caesura

caesural, adjective

Word Origin for caesura

C16: from Latin, literally: a cutting, from caedere to cut

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	caesura
释义	caesura [ si-zhoor-uh, -zoor-uh, siz-yoor-uh ] / sɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caesura ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural cae·su·ras, cae·su·rae [si-zhoor-ee, -zoor-ee, siz-yoor-ee]. /sɪˈʒʊər i, -ˈzʊər i, sɪzˈyʊər i/. Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan. Classical Prosody. a division made by the ending of a word within a foot, or sometimes at the end of a foot, especially in certain recognized places near the middle of a verse. any break, pause, or interruption. Also cesura. Origin of caesura 1550–60; <Latin, equivalent to caes(us) cut (past participle of caedere) (caed- cut + -tus past participle suffix) + -ūra-ure OTHER WORDS FROM caesura cae·su·ral, cae·su·ric, adjective Words nearby caesura Caesar salad, caesious, caesium, caesium clock, caespitose, caesura, Caetano, C.A.F., cafard, CAFE, café au lait Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caesura This is a detail from "Caesura" by Emily Henretta, on view now at Room East in New York. Printed Circuit\|Blake Gopnik\|October 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST There is a pause at the caesura, so that the word for occupies the whole of the third foot. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer The verse of Greene and Peele, however, is rather monotonous, because generally the caesura occurs after the second foot. A History of English Versification\|Jakob Schipper The latter syllable of profit comes at the caesura, and is easily read quickly. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)\|Geoffrey Chaucer These writers deprived the caesura of its mobility and admitted it almost exclusively after the second beat. A History of English Versification\|Jakob Schipper In the tumbling—or, to use the German name, the gliding (gleitend) caesura or rhyme. A History of English Versification\|Jakob Schipper British Dictionary definitions for caesura caesura / (sɪˈzjʊərə) / noun plural -ras or -rae (-riː) (in modern prosody) a pause, esp for sense, usually near the middle of a verse lineUsual symbol: \|\| (in classical prosody) a break between words within a metrical foot, usually in the third or fourth foot of the line Derived forms of caesura caesural, adjective Word Origin for caesura C16: from Latin, literally: a cutting, from caedere to cut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to caesura break, pause, stop, rest, interval
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caesura

noun, plural cae·su·ras, cae·su·rae [si-zhoor-ee, -zoor-ee, siz-yoor-ee]. /sɪˈʒʊər i, -ˈzʊər i, sɪzˈyʊər i/.

Origin of caesura

OTHER WORDS FROM caesura

Words nearby caesura

Example sentences from the Web for caesura

British Dictionary definitions for caesura

noun plural -ras or -rae (-riː)

Derived forms of caesura

Word Origin for caesura

Words related to caesura