"hiatus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /haɪˈeɪtəs/ Audio: en-us-hiatus.ogg [US] Forms: hiatus [plural], hiatuses [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin hiātus (“opening”) (mid-16th century), from hiō (“stand open, yawn”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-tus}}, {{bor|en|la|hiātus||opening}} Latin hiātus (“opening”), {{m|la|hiō||stand open, yawn}} hiō (“stand open, yawn”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|hiatus|+}} hiatus (countable and uncountable, plural hiatus or hiatuses)
  1. A gap in a series, making it incomplete. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (gap in a series): празнина (praznina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mezera [feminine] (Czech), hiaat [neuter] (Dutch), lacune (Dutch), aukko (Finnish), hiatus [masculine] (French), lacune [feminine] (French), hiato [masculine] (Galician), Lücke [feminine] (German), χάσμα (chásma) [neuter] (Greek), kihagyás (Hungarian), hézag (Hungarian), iato [masculine] (Italian), buco [masculine] (Italian), lacuna [feminine] (Italian), hiato [masculine] (Portuguese), lacuna [feminine] (Portuguese), пробе́л (probél) [masculine] (Russian), про́пуск (própusk) [masculine] (Russian), лаку́на (lakúna) [feminine] (Russian), uppehåll [neuter] (Swedish), gap [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hiatus-en-noun-qEmlyQlh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 7 3 19 8 23 7 Disambiguation of 'gap in a series': 68 4 0 19 9 0 0
  2. An interruption, break or pause. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (interruption, break, pause): breather Translations (interruption, break or pause): прекъсване (prekǎsvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), pauza [feminine] (Czech), přerušení [neuter] (Czech), přestávka [feminine] (Czech), hiaat [neuter] (Dutch), gat [neuter] (Dutch), onderbreking (Dutch), interruptie (Dutch), pauze (Dutch), tauko (Finnish), keskeytys (Finnish), პაუზა (ṗauza) (Georgian), შეჩერება (šečereba) (Georgian), ხტული (xṭuli) (Georgian), Unterbrechung [feminine] (German), Pause [feminine] (German), παύση (páfsi) [feminine] (Greek), megszakítás (Hungarian), szünetelés (Hungarian), szünet (Hungarian), pausa [feminine] (Italian), iato [masculine] (Italian), interruzione [feminine] (Italian), periodo sabbatico [masculine] (Italian), 中断 (chūdan) (alt: ちゅうだん) (Japanese), Bruch [masculine] (Plautdietsch), przerwa [masculine] (Polish), переры́в (pererýv) [masculine] (Russian), pausa [feminine] (Spanish), uppehåll [neuter] (Swedish), avbrott [neuter] (Swedish) Translations (vacation): празнина (praznina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vakantie [neuter] (Dutch), loma (Finnish), Unterbrechung [feminine] (German), Urlaub [masculine] (German), Ferien [plural] (German), Auszeit [feminine] (German), iato [masculine] (Italian), vacanza [feminine] (Italian), pausa [feminine] (Italian), periodo sabbatico [masculine] (Italian), ferie (Norwegian), vacaciones [feminine, plural] (Spanish), descanso [masculine] (Spanish), uppehåll [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hiatus-en-noun-CgKlrb1B Disambiguation of 'interruption, break, pause': 5 70 6 4 3 10 2 Disambiguation of 'interruption, break or pause': 2 86 2 2 2 4 1 Disambiguation of 'vacation': 8 53 9 7 5 12 7
  3. An unexpected break from work. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hiatus-en-noun-ecB5A~8p
  4. (geology) A gap in geological strata. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (gap in geological strata): aukko (Finnish), hiatus [masculine] (French), discordance [feminine] (French), Hiat [masculine] (German), Hiatus [masculine] (German), breccia [feminine] (Italian), iato [masculine] (Italian), тре́щина (tréščina) [feminine] (Russian), hiato [masculine] (Spanish), hiatus (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hiatus-en-noun-rP~T3H5J Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'gap in geological strata': 8 2 0 83 4 2 1
  5. (anatomy) An opening in an organ. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (anatomy: opening in an organ): hiat [masculine] (Catalan), aukko (Finnish), rako (Finnish), hiatus (Finnish), hiatus [masculine] (French), Hiat [masculine] (German), Hiatus [masculine] (German), iato [masculine] (Italian), hiatus [masculine] (Latin), kortal [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), hiato [masculine] (Spanish), hiatus (Swedish), lusutan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-hiatus-en-noun-r1tya38h Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'anatomy: opening in an organ': 8 3 1 8 73 3 3
  6. (linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (syllable break between two vowels): hiát [masculine] (Czech), hiaat [neuter] (Dutch), ljóðglopp [neuter] (Faroese), hiatus (Finnish), hiatus [masculine] (French), Hiat [masculine] (German), Hiatus [masculine] (German), χασμωδία (chasmodía) [feminine] (Greek), hangrés (Hungarian), hangűr (Hungarian), hiátus (Hungarian), magánhangzó-torlódás (Hungarian), séanas [masculine] (Irish), hiato [masculine] (Portuguese), зия́ние (zijánije) [neuter] (Russian), хиа́тус (xiátus) [neuter] (Russian), hiatas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), hiato [masculine] (Spanish), hiatus (Swedish), vokalmöte [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hiatus-en-noun-sTmLapRf Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'syllable break between two vowels': 7 7 5 3 2 75 1
  7. A temporary absence from the public or the mainstream. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hiatus-en-noun-44fPfnUQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: moratorium, recess, pause Synonyms (gap in series): break Derived forms: hiatic, hiatus hernia
Disambiguation of 'gap in series': 33 5 1 28 11 12 9

Inflected forms

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          "code": "ka",
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          "word": "პაუზა"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
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          "word": "periodo sabbatico"
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          "alt": "ちゅうだん",
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          "word": "переры́в"
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          "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
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          "word": "avbrott"
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "praznina",
          "sense": "vacation",
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          "geology"
        ],
        [
          "gap",
          "gap"
        ],
        [
          "geological",
          "geological"
        ],
        [
          "strata",
          "strata"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geology) A gap in geological strata."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Anatomy"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An opening in an organ."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "opening",
          "opening"
        ],
        [
          "organ",
          "organ"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) An opening in an organ."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "en:Linguistics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Words like reality and naïve contain vowels in hiatus.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "syllable",
          "syllable"
        ],
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "vowel",
          "vowel"
        ],
        [
          "consonant",
          "consonant"
        ],
        [
          "diphthong",
          "diphthong#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A temporary absence from the public or the mainstream."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ],
        [
          "mainstream",
          "mainstream"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/haɪˈeɪtəs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪtəs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hiatus.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/En-us-hiatus.ogg/En-us-hiatus.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/En-us-hiatus.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "gap in series",
      "word": "break"
    },
    {
      "sense": "interruption, break, pause",
      "word": "breather"
    },
    {
      "word": "moratorium"
    },
    {
      "word": "recess"
    },
    {
      "word": "pause"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "praznina",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "празнина"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mezera"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hiaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "word": "lacune"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lacune"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiato"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lücke"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chásma",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "χάσμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "word": "kihagyás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "word": "hézag"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buco"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lacuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lacuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "probél",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пробе́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "própusk",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "про́пуск"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lakúna",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лаку́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "uppehåll"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "gap in a series",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gap"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prekǎsvane",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "прекъсване"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pauza"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "přerušení"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "přestávka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hiaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "onderbreking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "interruptie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "pauze"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "tauko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "keskeytys"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗauza",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "პაუზა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šečereba",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "შეჩერება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xṭuli",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "ხტული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unterbrechung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Pause"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "páfsi",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "παύση"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "megszakítás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "szünetelés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "szünet"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pausa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "interruzione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "periodo sabbatico"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちゅうだん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chūdan",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "word": "中断"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bruch"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przerwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pererýv",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "переры́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pausa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "uppehåll"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "interruption, break or pause",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "avbrott"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "praznina",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "празнина"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vakantie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "word": "loma"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unterbrechung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Urlaub"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Ferien"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Auszeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vacanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pausa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "periodo sabbatico"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "word": "ferie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "vacaciones"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "descanso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "vacation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "uppehåll"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discordance"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hiat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "breccia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tréščina",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тре́щина"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiato"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "gap in geological strata",
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "word": "rako"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hiat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iato"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kortal"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiato"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "anatomy: opening in an organ",
      "word": "lusutan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiát"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hiaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ljóðglopp"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hiat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chasmodía",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "χασμωδία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "word": "hangrés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "word": "hangűr"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "word": "hiátus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "word": "magánhangzó-torlódás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "séanas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zijánije",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "зия́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xiátus",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "хиа́тус"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiatas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiato"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "word": "hiatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "syllable break between two vowels",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vokalmöte"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Hiatus (anatomy)",
    "Hiatus (linguistics)"
  ],
  "word": "hiatus"
}

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