HyperDic: caesura

English > 2 senses of the word caesura:
NOUNtimecaesuraa pause or interruption (as in a conversation)
communicationcaesuraa break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
English > caesura: 2 senses > noun 1, time
MeaningA pause or interruption (as in a conversation).
Example"after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"
Broaderpause, intermission, break, interruption, suspensionA time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Spanishcesura
Catalancesura
Adjectivescaesuralof or relating to a caesura
English > caesura: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningA break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line.
Broaderprosody, inflectionThe patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Spanishcese, cesura
Catalancesura
Adjectivescaesuralof or relating to a caesura

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