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caesura vs inflection

inflection vs caesura

caesura and inflection both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
caesura Yes No No No
inflection Yes No No No
As nouns, inflection is a hypernym of caesura; that is, inflection is a word with a broader meaning than caesura:
  • caesura: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
  • inflection: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Other hypernyms of caesura include prosody.
caesura (noun) inflection (noun)
a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
a pause or interruption (as in a conversation) a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
deviation from a straight or normal course
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
Difference between caesura and inflection

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