hiatuses

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hiatuses - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hiatus \Hi*a"tus\, n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses. [L., fr.
     hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See Yawn.]
     1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in
        a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space
        where something is wanting; a break.
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     2. (Gram.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive
        words or syllables. --Pope.
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