Definitions for caesural
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cae•su•rasɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə; sɪˈʒʊər i, -ˈzʊər i, sɪzˈyʊər i(n.)(pl.)cae•su•ras or ce•su•ras, cae•su•rae or ce•su•rae
or ce•su•ra
a break or pause in a line of verse, marked in scansion by a double vertical line.
Category: Prosody
any pause or interruption.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of caesura:
1550–60; < L
cae•su′ral(adj.)
cae•su′ric(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
caesural(adj)
of or relating to a caesura
Wiktionary
caesural(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to a caesura.
Webster Dictionary
Caesural(adj)
of or pertaining to a caesura
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