Hiatus

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Hiatus [ hahy-EY-tuh' s ]
 [ noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. a break, gap or interruption
2. an aperture or passage in an organ
3. a temporary halt in pronunciation when two successive vowels are present in adjacent words or syllables
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
  There was a brief hiatus in the war with France.

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