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caesura

[si-zhoor-uh, -zoor-uh, siz-yoor-uh] / sɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə /
NOUN
interruption
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Alone on the sea for weeks, Fox has a moment of caesura in his own life, and he finds the experience both rewarding and frightening.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2019

Among those of a more pessimistic bent, suspicions that somewhere deep in the bowels of Westminster a press release was being composed urging people not to read anything into this cupric caesura.

From The Guardian • Aug. 9, 2019

That is a semicolon from the heavens, you know, it’s like the most amazing caesura, to say these two things that are simultaneous and true.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 20, 2019

For a musical about a war — or more precisely, a caesura between hostilities — “All Is Calm” is a staunchly apolitical and warily genteel work.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2018

Lines have been split at the caesura for cleaner display.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph




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