HIATUS

foramen, hiatus

(noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

hiatus

(noun) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)

suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement

(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hiatus (countable and uncountable, plural hiatus or hiatuses)

A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

An interruption, break or pause.

An unexpected break from work.

(geology) A gap in geological strata.

(anatomy) An opening in an organ.

(linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)

Synonyms

• (gap in series): break

• (interruption, break, pause): breather, moratorium, recess; see also pause

Anagrams

• hutias

Source: Wiktionary


Hi*a"tus, n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses. Etym: [L., fr. hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See Yawn.]

1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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