- (n.) An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; especially, a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.
- (pl.) of Hiatus.
- (n.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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