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hi·a·tus

 
Pronunciation: hI-'A-t&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from hiare to yawn Date: 1563
1 a : a break in or as if in a material object : GAP <the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party -- J. G. Colton> b : a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ
2 a : an interruption in time or continuity : BREAK b : the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound.









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