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- DictionaryHi·a·tus/hīˈādəs/
noun
- 1. a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process: "there was a brief hiatus in the war with France"
Add to word list. a short pause in which nothing happens or is said, or a space where something is missing: The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two-month hiatus. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A temporary gap, pause, break, or absence can be called a hiatus. When your favorite TV show is on hiatus, that means there are no new episodes — not forever, just for a little while. Even things that go on for a long time take a break once in a while: one kind of break is a hiatus.
1. a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. 2. a missing part; gap or lacuna. 3. any gap or opening. 4. the coming together, with or without a break or slight pause, of two adjacent vowels in different syllables, as in see easily.
Definition of hiatus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. hiatuses. A break where a part is missing or lost, as in a manuscript; gap in a sequence; lacuna. Webster's New World. Any gap or interruption, as in continuity or time. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
5 days ago · 1. (esp in manuscripts) a break or gap where something is missing. 2. a break or interruption in continuity. 3. a break between adjacent vowels in the pronunciation of a word. 4. anatomy. a natural opening or aperture; foramen. 5. anatomy a less common word for vulva.
a missing part; gap or lacuna: Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript.
