GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Hiatus , n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses . [L., fr. hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See Yawn.]
   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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   (Gram.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.
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