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Uncommonhiatus
The correct spelling is hiatus.
How to pronounce hiatus
/haɪˈeɪtəs/
nounIPA: /haɪˈeɪtəs/
Say it like: Hia-tus
The correct spelling is hiatus. A gap in a series, making it incomplete. For example: "Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass."
Usage Examples
“Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.”
“Words like reality and naïve contain vowels in hiatus.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- 2.An interruption, break or pause.
- 3.An unexpected break from work.
- 4.A gap in geological strata.
- 5.An opening in an organ.
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