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A pause or break in a text, piece of music, etc., (sometimes) esp. one in which a breath may be taken; spec. (esp. in early use) a caesura (caesura…
a place in a text where one may pause for breath in speaking.
the removal of the piece of surplus metal from newly-cast type; also attributive.
Linguistics. A break marking juncture, sometimes regarded as having phonemic status.