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hiatus

/haɪˈeɪtəs/noun

उच्चारण हाइएटस

अंतराल, ठहराव, विराम

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nounhiatuses
  1. 1

    [usually sing.] formal

    a pause or break in activity, or a period when something does not happen or is not done

    अंतराल, ठहराव, विराम

    • The band returned after a five-year hiatus.
    • Talks resumed after a brief hiatus.

    Synonyms pause break gap interval interruption

    Opposite continuation continuity

  2. 2

    [C] technical

    a space, especially in a piece of writing, where something is missing

    (लेख आदि में) रिक्त स्थान, छूटा हुआ अंश

    • There is a hiatus in the manuscript at this point.

    Synonyms gap lacuna omission

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

pause break gap interval interruption lacuna omission

Antonyms

continuation continuity

§Grammar and usage

Hiatus is said hy-AY-tus, with the stress on the second syllable.

Hiatus को हाइ-ए-टस बोला जाता है, और stress दूसरे syllable पर होता है।