Today's Word "caesura"

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Vocabulary For You Sunday February 28, 2010 Today's Word "caesura" Get the Latest Weather Reports Test your word knowledge with free interactive games: Crossword....Vocabulary Hangman....and other Word Games! Today's Word "caesura" caesura \sih-ZHUR-uh; -ZUR-\ (noun) plural caesuras or caesurae \sih-ZHUR-ee; -ZUR-ee\ - 1 : A break or pause in a line of verse, usually occurring in the middle of a line, and indicated in scanning by a double vertical line; for example, "The proper study || of mankind is man" [Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man]. 2 : Any break, pause, or interruption. "During the historical caesura between the total destruction of Aquileia and the seventh-century foundation of the city of Heraclea as the first political capital of the second Venice, the refugees lived on Grado and the other islands, just as Cassiodorus had seen them: humbly, simply, and by the toil of their hands." -- Patricia Fortini Brown, 'Venice and Antiquity' Caesura comes from Latin caesura, "a cutting off, a division, a stop," from the past participle of caedere, "to cut." Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top Get the Latest Weather Reports It's easy to keep up with today's forecast: just punch in your zip code, and let ArcaMax Weather do the rest! The ArcaMax Weather newsletter brings you free daily updates on conditions in your area, as well as severe weather warnings, gardening tips for your area, and more. Subscribe to ArcaMax Weather instantly. Find out more before subscribing. -- From the ArcaMax editors Recent Stories    Colleges 'Auto' Know Better    Today's Word "mollify"    Today's Word "inanition"    Today's Word "Brobdingnagian"    Today's Word "introspection"   More From ArcaMax Publishing Newsletters: Comics - Knowledge - Lifestyles - News - More Classic Books: Fiction - Non Fiction - Short Stories - Sci Fi - More More: Quizzes - Sudoku - Crossword - Weather - Sports - Columns En Español: Ultimas Noticias - Tiras Comicas - Deportes - Sudoku Ad Free Newsletter ArcaMax publications are now available in an "advertising-free" format. Please click here for details.	Quick Clicks Sample Of Quaker True Delights Chewy Snack Bars How To Start Your Own Online Dollar Store - Free Kit Here Good News: Get A Years Supply of FREE Diapers - Pick your favorite brand - Go here
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