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Zäsur

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Noun

die Zäsur

turning point, watershed (in history, or in a person's life)

C2 rank #11,259 plural Zäsuren

Meanings

Noun
  1. turning point, watershed (in history, or in a person's life)
  2. caesura (pause or interruption)

In a sentence

Es ist eine Zäsur im Parlament: Wolfgang Schäuble räumt das Podium, die SPD-Politikerin Bärbel Bas übernimmt.

It marks a turning point in parliament: Wolfgang Schäuble steps down and SPD politician Bärbel Bas takes over.

Forms

singular die Zäsur
plural die Zäsuren