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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHiatus
/haɪˈeɪ.təs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pause or break in a sequence, series, or process during which nothing happens or a routine is interrupted.
"After a five-year hiatus, the rock band announced a surprise world tour and a new album." - 2
A linguistic or phonetic break between two vowel sounds coming into contact without an intervening consonant.
"In poetry, the deliberate avoidance of a hiatus can make the lines flow more smoothly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin hiatus meaning 'an opening, gap, or cleft', stemming from the verb hiare 'to gape or yawn'. Entering English in the 16th century initially to denote a physical gap or opening, its semantic scope subsequently broadened to represent a temporal break or pause in a sequence, process, or activity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hiatus" is said worldwide
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interruption
Transliteration: ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.sjɔ̃
"Le groupe est revenu après une longue interruption."
Pause
Transliteration: ˈpaʊ̯zə
"Nach einer kurzen Pause machten sie mit der Arbeit weiter."
pausa
Transliteration: ˈpau.za
"La serie TV è tornata dopo una lunga pausa."
interrupción
Transliteration: in.te.ɾupˈsjon
"Tomaron un hiato de sus obligaciones profesionales."
hiato
Transliteration: iˈa.tu
"O projeto foi retomado após um hiato de dois anos."
अंतral
Transliteration: antral
Script: अंतराल
"एक लंबे अंतराल के बाद शो वापस आ गया है।"
间断
Transliteration: jiànduàn
"他们在经历了长期的间断后重新开始了合作。"
중단
Transliteration: jungdan
"그들은 긴 휴식기 끝에 다시 활동을 시작했다."
中断
Transliteration: chūdan
"長年の休止期間を経て、バンドが再結成された。"
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