Hiatus Definition
hī-ātəs
hiatuses
noun
hiatuses
A break where a part is missing or lost, as in a manuscript; gap in a sequence; lacuna.
Webster's New World
Any gap or interruption, as in continuity or time.
Webster's New World
A slight pause in pronunciation between two successive vowels in adjacent words or syllables, as between the sounds represented by the successive e's in he entered and reenter.
Webster's New World
A separation, aperture, fissure, or short passage in an organ or body part.
American Heritage Medicine
A vacation, break from work.
The band took a hiatus for three months.
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hiatusesOrigin of Hiatus
Latin hiātus from past participle of hiāre to gape
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin hiātus (“opening”), from hiō (“stand open, yawn”).
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