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iato — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.

hiatus — full definition

  1. noun A gap or interruption in something that would otherwise be continuous.
  2. noun A gap or opening, used in technical contexts such as anatomy or geology.

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