Look up: HIATUS

1. hiatus
   [n] - a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
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2. Hiatus
   A period of non-activity - the period between advertising flights.
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3. hiatus
   A normal gap in the diaphragm which the oesophagus passes through.
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4. Hiatus
   An opening.
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5. Hiatus
   Hiatus: An opening, as in the diaphragm. When there is an unusually wide opening in the diaphragm, there can be a hiatus (or hiatal) hernia. In Latin an hiatus is 'an opening, gaping mouth, or chasm.' It is derived from the verb 'hiare' meaning 'to gape or yawn.' Therefore, a 'hiatus' is a gaping op...
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6. Hiatus
   Is a small piece of property between two parcels of land not belonging to either property owner.
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7. Hiatus
   Hi·a'tus noun ; plural Latin Hiatus , English Hiatuses . [ Latin , from hiare , hiatum , to gape; akin to English yawn . See Yawn .] 1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect ...
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8. hiatus
   An aperture, opening, or foramen. ... Origin: L. An aperture, fr. Hio, pp. Hiatus, to yawn ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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9. hiatus
   noun a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
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10. hiatus
    (hi-a´tәs) Latin word meaning an opening, gap, or cleft. adj., hia´tal, adj. . aortic hiatus , hiatus aorticus the opening in the diaphragm through which the aorta and thoracic duct pass. Inferior view of th...
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11. Hiatus
    • (n.) 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. • (pl. ) of Hiatus • (n.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.
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12. hiatus
    in prosody, a break in sound between two vowels that occur together without an intervening consonant, both vowels being clearly enunciated. The two ...
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13. hiatus
    hiatus 1. A gape, 'large opening' or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break. 2. A gap or a break, pause, or cleft. 3. A slight pause occurring when two adjacent vowels in consecutive syllables are pronounced, as in 'duality'. 4. In anatomy, a separation, aperture, fissure, or short p...
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14. hiatus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hī-ā′tŭs Definitions: 1. An aperture, opening, or foramen.
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15. hiatus
    Latin = a gap (like that between some people's ears).
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16. hiatus
    An opening or fissure; a foramen.
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17. hiatus
    An opening or fissure; a foramen.
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18. Hiatus
    (linguistics) In ref-->--> refers to two vowel sounds occurring in adjacent syllables, with no intervening consonant. When two adjacent vowel sounds occur in the same syllable, the result is instead described as a diphthong. The English words hiatus and diaeresis themselv...
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19. Hiatus
    (band) `Hiatus` was a crust punk band from Belgium. History : Hiatus formed in May 1989, at this time the line-up was Phill, Ben, Raf and Phil. They played in a Doom/Discharge/E.N.T. style and recorded a rehearsal demo called "The Frightening Men Story". In May 1990, they put out th...
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20. Hiatus
    (television) In television scheduling, a `hiatus` refers to a break of at least several weeks in the normal schedule of a broadcast programming. It can occur during a season of a television program, or can be between television seasons (usually starting in June and ending in August when shoot...
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