Word of the Day: Caesura
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Can you pronounce caesura?  | Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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noun | 1. (In Greek and Latin verse) 2. (In modern verse) A pause near the middle of a line. 3. Any interruption or break. |
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 | "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 |
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 | 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. ... |  |
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