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hiatus

/haɪˈeɪtəs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
  2. An interruption, break or pause.
  3. An unexpected break from work.
  4. A gap in geological strata.
  5. An opening in an organ.
  6. A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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