cesura
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ce·su·ra
(sĭ-zho͝or′ə, -zo͝or′ə)n.
Variant of caesura.
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cesura
(sɪˈzjʊərə)n, pl -ras or -rae (-riː)
(Poetry) prosody a variant spelling of caesura
ceˈsural adj
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cae•su•ra
or ce•su•ra
(sɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə)n., pl. cae•su•ras or ce•su•ras, cae•su•rae or ce•su•rae (sɪˈʒʊər i, -ˈzʊər i, sɪzˈyʊər i)
1. a break or pause in a line of verse, marked in scansion by a double vertical line.
2. any pause or interruption.
[1550–60; < Latin]
cae•su′ral, cae•su′ric, adj.
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