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(1) - Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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[Noun] | "cae*su*ra" | \ si-ˈzyu̇r-ə \
1: a usually rhetorical break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse
2: a break in the flow of sound in a verse caused by the ending of a word within a foot
3: break, interruption
Origin: circa 1567 ;
Earlier also ceasure, cesure, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French cesure, borrowed from Late Latin caesūra, going back to Latin, "cutting down, felling," from caesus, past participle of caedere "to strike, beat, kill, cut down, fell" + -ūra {see: |-ure|-ure} {mat|concise|};
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# 1 - { caesura:852359 }
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[ "caesura" ]
1: a caesura is a climatic pause during a play added to bring suspense just before something important happens
* e.g., ... the caesura was way too long
# 2 - { Caesura:17706150 }
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[ "Caesura" ]
1: Small,orange and tangerine like, it is the world famous caesura
* e.g., ... Oliver loves caesura
# 3 - { caesura:16235979 }
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[ "caesura" ]
1: Cut up your words with pauses in order to establish a pattern or rhythm in your poetic delivery of the story.
* e.g., ... Please use caesura to make the poetry stand out.
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