Caesurae

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  caesura \cae*su"ra\, n.; pl. E. {caesuras}, 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.
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     Note: In the following line the c[ae]sura is between study
           and of.
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                 The prop | er stud | y of | mankind | is man.
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     2. a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); as, after
        an ominous caesura the preacher continued.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caesurae
       See {caesura}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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
       [also: {caesurae} (pl)]