caesura (n)

n15271732

type n
lex_filenum 28
def a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)
examples after an ominous caesura the preacher continued
Outgoing links
Hypernym pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
Derivationally related form caesura → caesural
Incoming links
Derivationally related form caesural → caesura
Hyponym pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension

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