Complete Definition of "hiatus"

was wotd|2006|May|27
English

Etymology
L. term|hiatus#Latin|hiatus

Pronunciation
IPA|/haɪ�eɪt�s/, SAMPA|/haI"eIt@s/
audio|en-us-hiatus.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt�s|-eɪt�s

Noun
en-noun|hiatus|pl2=hiatuses

  1. A break or pause.
  2. A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
  3. 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.

  1. A gap in geological strata.
  2. A fissure in a bone.
  3. A small difference in pitch between two musical tones.
  4. 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|�α��η|f|sc=Grek (páfsi)
Russian: пе�е��в (p'er'erýv) m
Japanese 中�
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trans-top|A gap in a series, making it incomplete
trans-mid
Russian: п�обел (prob'él) m, п�оп��к (própusk) m, лак�на (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: зи�ние (zijánije) n, �иа��� (�iátus) n
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trans-top|The condition of having such a break
trans-mid
Russian: зи�ние (zijánije) n, �иа��� (�iátus) 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: ��е�ина (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: п�азнина, ез. �иа���
ttbc|Chinese: ��, ��
ttbc|Dutch: hiaat n
ttbc|French: hiatus m
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ttbc|Italian: iato m
ttbc|Japanese: �����
ttbc|Korean: ��
ttbc|Spanish: hiato m
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