at and t cellular: Word of the Day: Caesura

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Sunday, December 17, 2023

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Caesura

noun

1. (In Greek and Latin verse)
2. (In modern verse) A pause near the middle of a line.
3. Any interruption or break.

"The nursery rhyme seems like a tongue twister, but the caesuras give you time to remember the next line."

"I prefer singing hymns with set caesuras, because it's easy to figure out when to breathe."

"My brother calls his lunch break a 'caesura' because he says it makes it fancier."

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Latin, mid-16th century

The word "caesura" comes directly from the Latin "caesura," referring to a pause in the meter of poetry. A caesura can be an interruption or break, but this word is most commonly used in a more formal context for the agreed-upon break in a line of speech or song. ...