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English
Etymology
L. term|hiatus#Latin|hiatus
Pronunciation
IPA|/haɪËeɪtÉs/, SAMPA|/haI"eIt@s/
audio|en-us-hiatus.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪtÉs|-eɪtÉs
Noun
en-noun|hiatus|pl2=hiatuses
- A break or pause.
- A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- linguistics
##A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
##The condition of having such a break.
##:Words like reality and naïve contain vowels in hiatus.
- A gap in geological strata.
- A fissure in a bone.
- A small difference in pitch between two musical tones.
- A vacation.
Synonyms
break (1)
Translations
trans-top|A break or pause
Finnish: t+|fi|tauko, t-|fi|keskeytys
German: t-|de|Lücke|f
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|ÏαÏÏη|f|sc=Grek (páfsi)
Russian: пеÑеÑÑв (p'er'erýv) m
Japanese ä¸æ
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trans-top|A gap in a series, making it incomplete
trans-mid
Russian: пÑобел (prob'él) m, пÑопÑÑк (própusk) m, лакÑна (lakúna) f
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trans-top|A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant
Finnish: t-|fi|hiatus
trans-mid
Russian: зиÑние (zijánije) n, ÑиаÑÑÑ (Ïiátus) n
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trans-top|The condition of having such a break
trans-mid
Russian: зиÑние (zijánije) n, ÑиаÑÑÑ (Ïiátus) n
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trans-top|A gap in geological strata
trans-mid
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trans-top|A fissure in a bone
trans-mid
Russian: ÑÑеÑина (tr'éš'ina) f, надлом (nadlóm) m
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trans-top|A small difference in pitch between two musical tones
trans-mid
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trans-top|A vacation
Finnish: t+|fi|loma
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Bulgarian: пÑазнина, ез. ÑиаÑÑÑ
ttbc|Chinese: éé, é´é
ttbc|Dutch: hiaat n
ttbc|French: hiatus m
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ttbc|Italian: iato m
ttbc|Japanese: éåããé
ttbc|Korean: ì¤ì
ttbc|Spanish: hiato m
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