Definition of Hiatos
Hi*a"tus (?), n.; pl. L.
Hiatus, E. Hiatuses (#). [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.) The concurrence of two
vowels in two successive words or syllables. Pope.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A break or pause; a gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- (linguistics) A pause between same vowels at the end and the beginning of a word, as in "co'operation".
- A gap in geological strata.
- A fissure in a bone.
- A small difference in pitch between two musical tones.
- A temporary pause in such activities as blogging or column writing.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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