caesura

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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The caesura, though generally placed near the middle, may be placed at other intervals. — McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
It made Mr. Ripple break a Caesura and, worse, it made him try to mend it with a false quantity. — The Passionate Elopement, Compton MacKenzie
There is, also, another important pause, somewhere near the middle of each line, which is called the caesura or caesural pause. — McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey

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