n. | 1. | 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. |
2. | a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); |
Noun | 1. | caesura - a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued" |
2. | caesura - a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line |