hiatus
hī-ˈā-təs 3 syllables rare
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noun. a break in or as if in a material object: gap
- The … weedy hiatus between the town and the railroad.
- … the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party …
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noun. a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ
- after a 5-year hiatus from writing
- a summer hiatus
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noun. an interruption in time or continuity: break; especially: a period when something (such as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted
Origin
Latin, from hiare to yawn.