hiatuses

We have found lemma(root) word of hiatuses : hiatus.

Definitions


[hʌɪˈeɪtəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity
(e.g: there was a brief hiatus in the war with France)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (originally denoting a physical gap): from Latin, literally ‘gaping’, from hiare ‘gape’




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