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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

HIATUS

HIATUS hi·a·tus /haɪˈeɪtəs/ Pronunciation[hahy-ey-tuhs] –noun, plural -tus·es, -tus.

  1. a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
  2. any gap or opening.
  3. an indefinite period of time when most schools in the US are not in session and during which the primary contributor to this blog takes a break from posting while joining family in observance of the solstice, religious holidays, and the beginning of the new year.
[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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