CAESURA
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Traducere: română
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cae*su"ra (?), n.; pl. E. caesuras (&unr_;), L. Cæsuræ (&unr_;) [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 cæsural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.
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&hand_; In the following line the cæsura is between study and of.
[1913 Webster]The prop | er stud | y || of | mankind | is man.
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2. a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); as, after an ominous caesura the preacher continued.
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