iato — meaning in English
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English meaning
- diaeresis noun In linguistics, the splitting of what would normally be one syllable, especially a diphthong, into two separate syllables, or a gap between vowel sounds in neighbouring syllables with no consonant between them.
- hiatus noun A gap or interruption in something that would otherwise be continuous.
Senses
iato is used for these senses in English:
- diaeresis (orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.
- hiatus A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- hiatus An interruption, break, pause or absence.
- hiatus An temporary break from work, especially one which is unexpected.
- hiatus (geology) A gap in geological strata.
diaeresis — full definition
- noun In linguistics, the splitting of what would normally be one syllable, especially a diphthong, into two separate syllables, or a gap between vowel sounds in neighbouring syllables with no consonant between them.
- noun The mark of two dots placed over a vowel, usually the second of two vowels in a row, to show that it is pronounced as its own syllable.
hiatus — full definition
- noun A gap or interruption in something that would otherwise be continuous.
- noun A gap or opening, used in technical contexts such as anatomy or geology.
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