hiatus
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
a missing part; gap or lacuna: Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript.
any gap or opening.
Grammar, Prosody. the coming together, with or without break or slight pause, and without contraction, of two vowels in successive words or syllables, as in see easily.
Anatomy. a natural fissure, cleft, or foramen in a bone or other structure.
Origin of hiatus
1Other words for hiatus
Other words from hiatus
- hi·a·tal, adjective
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How to use hiatus in a sentence
To offset that loss of income, Calvario got a full-time job at Burger King — but had to take a temporary hiatus when he contracted covid-19 and was briefly hospitalized.
A steady stream of Latino students was arriving on college campuses. Then the pandemic hit. | Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Hannah Natanson, John D. Harden | January 31, 2021 | Washington PostSan Antonio ranked 15th in pace before the hiatus, compiling a 27-36 record during that time.
The studios had gone on hiatus because coronavirus cases in Los Angeles had risen to the point that stay-at-home orders were reinstituted.
Future of TV Briefing: Free, ad-supported streaming TV bubble nears an inflection point | Tim Peterson | January 20, 2021 | DigidayNetworks and streamers picked up programming that had already aired elsewhere and took advantage of projects that had made it into post-production before the hiatus.
Here are the five major forces and trends that will shape the future of TV in 2021 | Tim Peterson | January 6, 2021 | DigidayThis is the last Broadsheet before our annual holiday hiatus, so we’re taking an opportunity to look back too.
Padre Goyo got back to Mexico in May from a three-month hiatus that he called a self-imposed exile in Europe.
In the summer of 2013, Jon Stewart took a hiatus from The Daily Show and traveled to Jordan for a month to film a movie.
'Rosewater' Review: Jon Stewart's Clumsy but Earnest Directorial Debut | Alex Suskind | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey forged ahead and toured in support of the new record for a year—then went on hiatus.
Interpol on the Arrogance of Believing Their Own Myth and Life After Carlos D. | Melissa Leon | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe show returned from hiatus this week, and the host got right to work talking about Ferguson.
Amateur Stuntmen, the iPhone 6, and More Viral Videos | Jack Holmes | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTComedy icon and Daily Show host Jon Stewart shocked fans when he took a three-month hiatus from the show in the summer of 2013.
Viral Video of the Day: Jon Stewart's Directorial Debut | Jack Holmes | August 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe purpose remedying the defect, supplying the necessary criticism, and filling up the hiatus.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusAfter a two horse-power pull, a regular thirteenth labor of Hercules, a hiatus of two inches manifests itself.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de Balzachiatus, which is the maintenance of e under the same conditions, is certain in ll.
What has been said about syncope applies also to the relative spheres of elision and hiatus.
But it may be observed of y as of w, that it follows a vowel without any hiatus, as rosy youth.
A Grammar of the English Tongue | Samuel Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for hiatus
/ (haɪˈeɪtəs) /
(esp in manuscripts) a break or gap where something is missing
a break or interruption in continuity
a break between adjacent vowels in the pronunciation of a word
anatomy a natural opening or aperture; foramen
anatomy a less common word for vulva
Origin of hiatus
1Derived forms of hiatus
- hiatal, adjective
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