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"Hiatus" Definition

noun

A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break: "We are likely to be disconcerted by . . . hiatuses of thought” ( Edmund Wilson).

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Anatomy A separation, aperture, fissure, or short passage in an organ or body part.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Linguistics A slight pause that occurs when two immediately adjacent vowels in consecutive syllables are pronounced, as in reality and naive.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

A break in or as if in a material object .

Source: Merriam-Webster

A gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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