Caesura pronunciation

noun, plural cae·su·ras, cae·su·rae [si-zhoor-ee, -zoor-ee, siz-yoor-ee].

1. What does caesura mean?
2. What type of word is caesura?
3. What is caesura in music?

What does caesura mean?

caesura • \sih-ZYUR-uh\ • noun. 1 : a break in the flow of sound usually in the middle of a line of verse 2 : break, interruption 3 : a pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a melody.

What type of word is caesura?

A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building or other work of art.

What is caesura in music?

Break, pause, or interruption in the normal tempo of a composition. Typically indicated by "railroad tracks", i.e., two diagonal slashes.