caesura

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /sɪˈʒʊrə/ UK /sɪˈzjʊərə/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a pause near the middle of a line of verse; any interruptive break

A deliberate caesura split the line into two balanced halves.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a pause near the middle of... pause break interruption hiatus cut stop

Word family

Derived forms caesural

Related forms incision

Etymology

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

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# 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

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