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English noun: hiatus | |||
| 1. | hiatus (event) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | ||
| Synonyms | abatement, reprieve, respite, suspension | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, interruption | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | defervescence, remission, remittal, subsidence | ||
| 2. | hiatus (communication) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | piece | ||
| 3. | hiatus (body) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure | ||
| Synonyms | foramen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foramen magnum, foramen of Monro, interventricular foramen, Monro's foramen | ||
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