Hiatus
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Hiatus may refer to:
- A large gap in geological strata (usually a break in the deposition of sediment)
- A natural fissure in a bone (see Foramen)
- A small difference in pitch between two musical tones (see Interval (music))
- Hiatus (linguistics), a phonological term referring to the lack of a consonant separating two vowels in separate syllables, as in co-operation
- Esophageal hiatus, the defect in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes from the thorax into the abdomen
- Hiatus (television)
- A euphemism for unemployment
- A vacation
- An inactivity of a band that has not formally broken up e.g. System of a Down.
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