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caesuraOne entry found. Main Entry: cae·su·ra Pronunciation: \si-ˈzyu̇r-ə, -ˈzhu̇r-\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural cae·suras or cae·su·rae \-ˈzyu̇r-(ˌ)ē, -ˈzhu̇r-\ Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, act of cutting, from caedere to cut Date: 1556 1 in modern prosody : a usually rhetorical break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse — cae·su·ral \-ˈzyu̇r-əl, -ˈzhu̇r-\ adjective
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