Definition of CAESURA

caesura

Meanings

Plural: caesurae, caesuras

Noun

  • a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)
    • "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"
  • a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
  • A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building, or other work of art.
  • Using two words to divide a metrical foot.
  • The caesura mark ‖ or ||.
  • A break of an era or other measure of history and time; where one era ends and another begins; turning point.

Origin / Etymology

Latin caesūra (“cutting, hewing”), from caesus, perfect passive participle of caedō (“I cut down, hew”).

Synonyms

virgule

Scrabble Score: 9

caesura is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
caesura is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caesura is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

caesura is a valid Words With Friends word