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Hiatus

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

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Senses

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a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)

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an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
foramensuspension
plural
Hiatuses
possessive
Hiatus's
pluralpossessive
Hiatuses'