# caesura

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪˈzjʊəɹə/

## Definitions
1. A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building, or other work of art.
2. Using two words to divide a metrical foot.
3. The caesura mark ‖ or ||.
4. A break of an era or other measure of history and time; where one era ends and another begins; turning point.

## Etymology
Latin caesūra (“cutting, hewing”), from caesus, perfect passive participle of caedō (“I cut down, hew”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/caesura