Hiatus
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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