cesura

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ce·su·ra

C0016900 (sĭ-zho͝or′ə, -zo͝or′ə)n. Variant of caesura.

cesura

(sɪˈzjʊərə) n, pl -ras or -rae (-riː) (Poetry) prosody a variant spelling of caesura ceˈsural adj

cae•su•ra

or ce•su•ra

(sɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə)

n., pl. cae•su•ras or ce•su•ras, cae•su•rae or ce•su•rae (sɪˈʒʊər i, -ˈzʊər i, sɪzˈyʊər i) 1. a break or pause in a line of verse, marked in scansion by a double vertical line. 2. any pause or interruption. [1550–60; < Latin] cae•su′ral, cae•su′ric, adj.