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(hi-a-tus) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. a break or pause in something.

Example Sentence

The winter storm caused an unplanned hiatus in the school year.

More Example Sentences

They took a hiatus from their busy lives.

Synonyms

break; pause; interval

Antonyms

continuation; continuity

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Rhymes

  • status

  • copetas
  • hiatus
  • pilatus

  • comitatus
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