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hiatus

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Learn the meaning of hiatus with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

hiatus

(noun)

Meaning

a pause or break in activity

Example

"The project faced a hiatus due to unforeseen circumstances."

Synonyms

breakinterruption

Antonyms

continuationpersistence

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'hiatus', meaning gap or opening.