cesura

[ suh-zhoor-uh, -zoor-uh, siz-yoor-uh ]

noun,plural ce·su·ras, ce·su·rae [suh-zhoor-ee, -zoor-ee, siz-yoor-ee]. /səˈʒʊər i, -ˈzʊər i, sɪzˈyʊər i/.

Other words from cesura

  • ce·su·ral, adjective

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How to use cesura in a sentence

  • The foregoing remarks are sufficient to illustrate the use and advantages of the cesural pause.

  • In the second place, the cesural pause occurs either near the middle of the line or elsewhere, or—it may be—is omitted altogether.

    English Verse | Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.
  • A cesural pause between the third and fourth syllables is indicated by the figures 3/4 in the first column.

    English Verse | Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.

British Dictionary definitions for cesura

cesura

/ (sɪˈzjʊərə) /


nounplural -ras or -rae (-riː)
  1. prosody a variant spelling of caesura

Derived forms of cesura

  • cesural, adjective

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