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Word: Hiatus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (originally denoting a physical gap): from Latin, literally ‘gaping’, from hiare ‘gape’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hʌɪˈeɪtəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity
Short Definition:pause or break in continuity in sequence or activity
Examples:- there was a brief hiatus in the war with France
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