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hiatus
[hahy-ey-tuhs]
noun
plural
hiatuses, hiatusa break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
a missing part; gap or lacuna.
Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript.
any gap or opening.
Synonyms: , ,Grammar, Prosody.the coming together, with or without break or slight pause, and without contraction, of two vowels in successive words or syllables, as in see easily.
Anatomy.a natural fissure, cleft, or foramen in a bone or other structure.
hiatus
/ ɪˈɪə /
noun
(esp in manuscripts) a break or gap where something is missing
a break or interruption in continuity
a break between adjacent vowels in the pronunciation of a word
anatomy a natural opening or aperture; foramen
anatomy a less common word for vulva
Other 51Թ Forms
- hiatal adjective
- ˈٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hiatus1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hiatus1
Example Sentences
They went on hiatus in 2022 at the height of their global fame.
“I can’t remember why we went on hiatus, but during that hiatus a kind of split happened,” Hammett recalls of his final days with Exodus.
At their commercial zenith, they went on hiatus.
Then the series went on an agonizingly long hiatus — and not just for fans.
He took a two-year hiatus from teaching and spent more time reading.
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