01 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 wan…
pl.
Hiatus, Hiatuses ((#))
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1.
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.
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2.
The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.(Gram.)