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Caesura
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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 caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Caesura'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/caesura.html. 1828.