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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hiatus \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hiatus n : an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: {suspension}, {respite}, {reprieve}, {abatement}]
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