Antonyms for hiatus


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahy-ey-tuhs
Phonetic Transcription : haɪˈeɪ təs


Definition of hiatus

Origin :
  • 1560s, "break or opening in a material object," from Latin hiatus "opening, aperture, rupture, gap," from past participle stem of hiare "to gape, stand open" (see yawn (v.)). Sense of "gap or interruption in events, etc." is first recorded 1610s.
  • noun pause, interruption
Example sentences :
  • Of course the reason for the hiatus in the books was plain enough.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • No copies were retained, so there is a hiatus in the record.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
  • And yet his experience told him 205 that there must be some rift, some hiatus in the scheme.
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
  • The Composer, however, observed the hiatus, and directed the insertion of two rests.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
  • Then he covered the hiatus with paint, and hoisted the ensign to the flagstaff.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • He stopped, and the crowd filled in the hiatus with laughter.
  • Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins
  • The War has caused a hiatus and thought has broken with tradition.
  • Extract from : « Love--Marriage--Birth Control » by Bertrand Dawson
  • So we supply the hiatus in the text, in conformity with the opinion of the Commentator.
  • Extract from : « Hindu Law and Judicature » by Yjnavalkya
  • There is an hiatus, which contained the history of six years.
  • Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Isaac D'Israeli
  • There was a hiatus of brief duration, and then came Bella—Bella and Gibbs.
  • Extract from : « Dwellers in Arcady » by Albert Bigelow Paine

Synonyms for hiatus

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