HIATUS
hi·a·tus haɪˈeɪtəs/ Pronunciation[hahy-ey-tuhs]–noun, plural -tus·es, -tus.
- a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
- any gap or opening.
- the next several days of inactivity on this blog as I hit the road to present a workshop in far off Illinois.
[Origin: 1555–65; < L hiātus opening, gap, equiv. to hiā(re) to gape, open + -tus suffix of v. action]
Source: hiatus. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved July 15, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hiatus
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