Synonyms for hiatus

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hahy-ey-tuhs

Phonetic Transcription : haɪˈeɪ təs

Top 10 synonyms for hiatus

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Définition 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

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