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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cae•su•ra or ce•su•ra /sɪˈʒʊrə, -ˈzʊrə, sɪzˈyʊrə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. cae•su•ras or ce•su•ras, cae•su•rae or ce•su•rae /sɪˈʒʊri, -ˈzʊri, sɪzˈyʊri/.USA pronunciation - Poetrya break or pause in a line of poetry.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cae•su•ra (si zhŏŏr′ə, -zŏŏr′ə, siz yŏŏr′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. cae•su•ras, cae•su•rae (si zhŏŏr′ē, -zŏŏr′ē, siz yŏŏr′ē).USA pronunciation - Poetry[Pros.]a break, esp. 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.
- Poetry[Class. Pros.]a division made by the ending of a word within a foot, or sometimes at the end of a foot, esp. in certain recognized places near the middle of a verse.
- any break, pause, or interruption.
Also, cesura. - Latin, equivalent. to caes(us) cut (past participle of caedere) (caed- cut + -tus past participle suffix) + -ūra -ure
- 1550–60
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