Meaning Of The Word Caesura

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caesura in American English
a break or pause in a line of verse: in Greek and Latin verse, the caesura falls within the metrical foot; in English verse, it is usually about the middle of the line and is shown in scanning by the sign ∥
noun: a break, esp. a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ∥ presume not God to scan

caesura in British English
noun: (in modern prosody) a pause, esp for sense, usually near the middle of a verse line

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