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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cae·su·ra /sɪˈzjʊrə, ˈʒʊr-/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 cae·su·ra n.; pl. E. caesuras L. Cæsuræ   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.
 Note: ☞ In the following line the cæsura is between study and of.
    The prop | er stud |  y  of | mankind | is man.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 caesura
      n 1: a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an
           ominous caesura the preacher continued"
      2: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a
         verse line
      [also: caesurae (pl)]