caesura
caesura , noun
[Latin caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, from caedere, caesum, to cut off. See Concise.]
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 casural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.
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2.
a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); as, after an ominous caesura the preacher continued.