Found 2 items, similar to Caesurae.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: caesurae caesurae See caesura caesura n 1: a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); “after an ominous caesura the preacher continued” 2: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line [also: caesurae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Caesurae caesura \cae*su"ra\, n.; pl. E. caesuras, L. C[ae]sur[ae] [L. caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, fr. caedere, caesum, to cut off. See Concise.] A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the c[ae]sural accent rests, or which is used as a foot. [1913 Webster] Note: In the following line the c[ae]sura is between study and of. [1913 Webster] The prop | er stud | y || of | mankind | is man. [1913 Webster] 2. a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); as, after an ominous caesura the preacher continued. [WordNet 1.5]