Definition of Caesuras

1. Noun. (plural of caesura) ¹

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Definition of Caesuras

1. caesura [n] - See also: caesura

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caesuras

caese
caesian
caesious
caesium
caesium-137
caesium chloride
caesium clock
caesiums
caespitose
caesti
caestus
caestuses
caesura
caesurae
caesural
caesuras (current term)
caesuric
cafard
cafards
cafarsite
cafe
cafe'
cafe-au-lait spot
cafe au lait
cafe noir
cafe royale
cafes
cafestol
cafeteria
cafeteria facility

Literary usage of Caesuras

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Greek Grammar for the Use of High Schools and Universities by Philipp Buttmann, Alexander Buttmann, Edward Robinson (1851)
"In this way the verse-caesura then forces itself upon the ear, even over those indispensable caesuras, which, as well as these optional ones, ..."

2. The Metres of the Greeks and Romans: A Manual for Schools and Private Study by Eduard Munk (1844)
"... Iambic rhythms delight in principal and foot caesuras ; longer verses, as the tetrameter, ... caesuras ..."

3. American Journal of Philology by Project Muse, JSTOR (Organization) (1904)
"143) in his chapter on the end of the verse, but he makes no particular use of it in his treatment of the caesuras. I have found, however, that nothing ..."

4. Grammar of the Greek Language: For the Use of High Schools and Colleges by Raphael Kühner (1872)
"For the same reason it is desirable that the caesuras should occur in different places in different ..."

5. Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association by American philological association (1885)
"At first the endeavor was to make out as many masculine caesuras as possible, ... The American edition of Munk says : " Among all the caesuras, ..."

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