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caesura
noun
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Definition of caesura:

caesura (noun):
any sudden interruption in a continuous action
noun. a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line.
a usually rhetorical break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse

Synonyms for caesura:

break
bumper
comma
delay
discontinuance
discontinuity
gap
halt
hesitation
hiatus
hiccough
hiccup
inflection
interim
interlude
intermission
interregnum
interruption
interspace
interstice
interval
lag
lull
parenthesis
pause
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Antonyms for caesura:

action
activity
advance
advancement
continuance
continuation
continuity
go
persistence
progression
start

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