Synonyms for caesura
sɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə; sɪˈʒʊər i, -ˈzʊər i, sɪzˈyʊər icaesura

Princeton's WordNet

1. caesuranoun

   a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)

   "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"

2. caesuranoun

   a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

Matched Categories

1. • Pause
   • Prosody

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