<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, marked in scansion by a double vertical line (as in "know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan").</li><li>In classical prosody, a division made by the ending of a word within a foot, or sometimes at the end of a foot, especially in certain recognized places near the middle of a verse.</li><li>Any break, pause, or interruption.</li></ul>