caesura C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /sɪˈʒʊrə/ UK /sɪˈzjʊərə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a pause near the middle of a line of verse; any interruptive break A deliberate caesura split the line into two balanced halves. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a pause near the middle of... pausebreakinterruptionhiatuscutstop Word family Derived forms caesural Related forms incision Etymology AI details From Latin caesura ('a cutting'), from caedere ('to cut, fell'). In prosody it denotes the sense-pause that 'cuts' a line of verse. caesura Latin caedere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # caesura **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /sɪˈʒʊrə/ **IPA (UK):** /sɪˈzjʊərə/ ## Meanings 1. a pause near the middle of a line of verse; any interruptive break ## Examples - A deliberate caesura split the line into two balanced halves. ## Synonyms - pause - break - interruption - hiatus - cut - stop ## Derived Forms - caesural ## Related Forms - incision ## Roots and Affixes - Root: caesura - Root: caedere ## Etymology From Latin caesura ('a cutting'), from caedere ('to cut, fell'). In prosody it denotes the sense-pause that 'cuts' a line of verse. ## AI Etymology Caesura is a noun meaning "a pause near the middle of a line of verse; any interruptive break". Historically, it is from Latin caesura ('a cutting'), from caedere ('to cut, fell'). In prosody it denotes the sense-pause that 'cuts' a line of verse. The semantic history matters here: the earlier use is the starting point, and the modern sense, "a pause near the middle of a line of verse; any interruptive break", is the later or specialized English value. The historical chain links Latin caesura with Latin caedere. Close English family members include caesural, and incision. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown