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Hiatus
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(pl.) of Hiatus
(2):
(n.) 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.
(3):
(n.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hiatus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hiatus.html. 1828.